Nell
Rank in 2025
#1622
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
128
girls 128
Peak year
1886
175 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
27,710
since 1880
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Nell was most popular in 1886, when 175 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 128 babies were named Nell, ranking #1622 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 55%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | 1622 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 150 | 1457 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 124 | 1669 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 119 | 1742 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 96 | 2007 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 79 | 2257 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 115 | 1773 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 72 | 2457 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 87 | 2184 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 70 | 2539 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 61 | 2846 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 42 | 3652 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 44 | 3513 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 32 | 4486 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 4466 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 5602 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 4805 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 20 | 6559 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 5709 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 4685 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 27 | 4828 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 19 | 6216 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | 5235 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 23 | 5086 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | 3703 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 28 | 4291 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 31 | 3804 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 32 | 3648 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 32 | 3547 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 36 | 3237 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | 5221 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | 5016 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 19 | 4998 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 20 | 4849 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 21 | 4650 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 31 | 3436 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 24 | 4020 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 25 | 3690 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 29 | 3169 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | 3757 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 24 | 3517 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 28 | 3069 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 29 | 2910 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 28 | 3093 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 22 | 3625 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 40 | 2391 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 36 | 2525 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 26 | 3009 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | 3002 | 6 | 5123 |
| 1976 | 28 | 2728 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 34 | 2357 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 43 | 1961 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 42 | 1939 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 34 | 2222 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 35 | 2247 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 36 | 2203 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 38 | 2023 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 32 | 2126 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 29 | 2212 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 30 | 2147 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 37 | 1887 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 49 | 1635 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 53 | 1547 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 42 | 1757 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 67 | 1360 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 85 | 1181 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 78 | 1208 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 88 | 1129 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 81 | 1173 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 106 | 988 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 97 | 1020 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 110 | 916 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 137 | 782 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 128 | 800 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 140 | 741 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 157 | 681 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 132 | 745 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 182 | 613 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 181 | 624 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 197 | 568 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 184 | 537 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 176 | 544 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 225 | 496 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 261 | 459 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 240 | 440 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 296 | 393 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 271 | 409 | 5 | 3480 |
| 1938 | 331 | 356 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 321 | 360 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 351 | 331 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 390 | 318 | 6 | 3252 |
| 1934 | 427 | 302 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 443 | 286 | 9 | 2542 |
| 1932 | 483 | 284 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 456 | 294 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 511 | 294 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 489 | 296 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 498 | 301 | 6 | 3697 |
| 1927 | 562 | 282 | 6 | 3780 |
| 1926 | 531 | 291 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 627 | 266 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 635 | 261 | 5 | 4347 |
| 1923 | 624 | 257 | 5 | 4239 |
| 1922 | 647 | 257 | 7 | 3532 |
| 1921 | 760 | 238 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 661 | 256 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 666 | 248 | 8 | 3115 |
| 1918 | 687 | 246 | 9 | 2882 |
| 1917 | 766 | 220 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 722 | 226 | 7 | 3177 |
| 1915 | 689 | 228 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 530 | 232 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 491 | 211 | 8 | 2092 |
| 1912 | 422 | 218 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 322 | 220 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 318 | 202 | 6 | 1421 |
| 1909 | 277 | 207 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 288 | 192 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 261 | 201 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 241 | 197 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 229 | 201 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 226 | 200 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 206 | 203 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 247 | 185 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 205 | 199 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 256 | 198 | 5 | 1310 |
| 1899 | 192 | 199 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 246 | 186 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 209 | 189 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 215 | 187 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 247 | 170 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 215 | 181 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 187 | 188 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 216 | 171 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 190 | 175 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 221 | 160 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 194 | 156 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 188 | 159 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 146 | 168 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 175 | 144 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 151 | 151 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 120 | 162 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 116 | 153 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 103 | 159 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 75 | 175 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 77 | 169 | <5 | — |
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Where Nell is most popular
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years