Name profile

Nellie

This name is a diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈnɛl.i/; Swedish /ˈnɛ.lɪ/
Usage languagesDutch, English, Swedish
US rank (2025)#533

Meaning and history

Nellie is a diminutive form of Nell and other names containing nel.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 99 births, rank #2,003
2007: 119 births, rank #1,792
2008: 113 births, rank #1,880
2009: 125 births, rank #1,742
2010: 118 births, rank #1,751
20112011: 116 births, rank #1,758
2012: 139 births, rank #1,566
2013: 158 births, rank #1,432
2014: 183 births, rank #1,301
2015: 197 births, rank #1,239
20162016: 202 births, rank #1,217
2017: 196 births, rank #1,224
2018: 239 births, rank #1,065
2019: 311 births, rank #861
2020: 325 births, rank #840
20212021: 384 births, rank #743
2022: 446 births, rank #663
2023: 486 births, rank #615
2024: 592 births, rank #521
20252025: 567 births, rank #533

Nellie moved from #521 to #533 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 4,048 births.