Nell Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nell: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 27,612 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

27,612

Peak year

1917 #221

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

+45.9%

In the 1910s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	32	#4538
2012	32	#4574
2013	44	#3557
2014	42	#3701
2015	61	#2879
2016	70	#2556
2017	87	#2196
2018	72	#2471
2019	115	#1784
2020	79	#2273
2021	96	#2020
2022	119	#1749
2023	124	#1679
2024	150	#1463
2025	128	#1628

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1917

Names from the same era

Rose · 1917 Gertrude · 1917 Lena · 1917 Jennie · 1917 Blanche · 1917 Della · 1917 Jeannette · 1917 Lucile · 1917 Zella · 1917 Rowena · 1917

Names similar to Nell

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