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Nellie

Girl

Origin of the name

Nellie is a pet form of Helen or Eleanor.

Comeback name

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In 1918, Nellie reached its peak: 4,048 girls, 1 baby in 536. The curve bottomed out around 1995 (about 80 births a year), then turned around. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 533.
152,691births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 65rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Nellie are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Nellie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nellie is most common in West Virginia (3.7 times), Alabama (3.2) and Kentucky (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Vera · Pearl · Agnes · Alma · Jessie · Myrtle

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