Data through 2025

Nell name popularity in the United States

Nell ranked #1622 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 128 girls named Nell.

Rank#1622

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded128

SSA

Peak year1917

766 recorded

Five-year change+62.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Nell for boys and girls

Girls

128

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1900 to 1977

Nell in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls128#1622
2024girls150#1457
2023girls124#1669
2022girls119#1742
2021girls96#2007
2020girls79#2257
2019girls115#1773
2018girls72#2457
2017girls87#2184
2016girls70#2539
2015girls61#2846
2014girls42#3652
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls128#1622
2024girls150#1457
2023girls124#1669
2022girls119#1742
2021girls96#2007
2020girls79#2257
2019girls115#1773
2018girls72#2457
2017girls87#2184
2016girls70#2539
2015girls61#2846
2014girls42#3652
2013girls44#3513
2012girls32#4486
2011girls32#4466
2010girls24#5602
2009girls30#4805
2008girls20#6559
2007girls24#5709
2006girls30#4685
2005girls27#4828
2004girls19#6216
2003girls23#5235
2002girls23#5086
2001girls35#3703
2000girls28#4291
1999girls31#3804
1998girls32#3648
1997girls32#3547
1996girls36#3237
1995girls18#5221
1994girls19#5016
1993girls19#4998
1992girls20#4849
1991girls21#4650
1990girls31#3436
1989girls24#4020
1988girls25#3690
1987girls29#3169
1986girls22#3757
1985girls24#3517
1984girls28#3069
1983girls29#2910
1982girls28#3093
1981girls22#3625
1980girls40#2391
1979girls36#2525
1978girls26#3009
1977boys6#5123
1977girls26#3002
1976girls28#2728
1975girls34#2357
1974girls43#1961
1973girls42#1939
1972girls34#2222
1971girls35#2247
1970girls36#2203
1969girls38#2023
1968girls32#2126
1967girls29#2212
1966girls30#2147
1965girls37#1887
1964girls49#1635
1963girls53#1547
1962girls42#1757
1961girls67#1360
1960girls85#1181
1959girls78#1208
1958girls88#1129
1957girls81#1173
1956girls106#988
1955girls97#1020
1954girls110#916
1953girls137#782
1952girls128#800
1951girls140#741
1950girls157#681
1949girls132#745
1948girls182#613
1947girls181#624
1946girls197#568
1945girls184#537
1944girls176#544
1943girls225#496
1942girls261#459
1941girls240#440
1940girls296#393
1939boys5#3480
1939girls271#409
1938girls331#356
1937girls321#360
1936girls351#331
1935boys6#3252
1935girls390#318
1934girls427#302
1933boys9#2542
1933girls443#286
1932girls483#284
1931girls456#294
1930girls511#294
1929girls489#296
1928boys6#3697
1928girls498#301
1927boys6#3780
1927girls562#282
1926girls531#291
1925girls627#266
1924boys5#4347
1924girls635#261
1923boys5#4239
1923girls624#257
1922boys7#3532
1922girls647#257
1921girls760#238
1920girls661#256
1919boys8#3115
1919girls666#248
1918boys9#2882
1918girls687#246
1917girls766#220
1916boys7#3177
1916girls722#226
1915girls689#228
1914girls530#232
1913boys8#2092
1913girls491#211
1912girls422#218
1911girls322#220
1910boys6#1421
1910girls318#202
1909girls277#207
1908girls288#192
1907girls261#201
1906girls241#197
1905girls229#201
1904girls226#200
1903girls206#203
1902girls247#185
1901girls205#199
1900boys5#1310
1900girls256#198
1899girls192#199
1898girls246#186
1897girls209#189
1896girls215#187
1895girls247#170
1894girls215#181
1893girls187#188
1892girls216#171
1891girls190#175
1890girls221#160
1889girls194#156
1888girls188#159
1887girls146#168
1886girls175#144
1885girls151#151
1884girls120#162
1883girls116#153
1882girls103#159
1881girls75#175
1880girls77#169

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Nell’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+109.8%
Change since peak-83.3%