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Nelle

Girl

Meaning of Nelle: English: 'bright or shining one'

Nelle is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4131st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4131

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,794

First recorded 1880 · peak 1917

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 7 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 17 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Nelle per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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