Nelle
2 countries#4265 in United States, 2025US
#4265
in United States, 2025
FR
#4510
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
6,003
Peak year (United States)
1917
Peak-year count
169
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nelle was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,794 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4265 · peaked in 1917 with 169 births
Most common in: Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
209 births recorded 1976–2022 · currently #4510 · peaked in 2008 with 20 births
Most common in: Rhône, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nelle’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #14502 | — |
| 2006 | #12420 | ↑2082 |
| 2008 | #13832 | ↓1412 |
| 2009 | #13704 | ↑128 |
| 2010 | #13448 | ↑256 |
| 2011 | #16764 | ↓3316 |
| 2012 | #9109 | ↑7655 |
| 2013 | #13150 | ↓4041 |
| 2014 | #10129 | ↑3021 |
| 2015 | #6721 | ↑3408 |
| 2016 | #6901 | ↓180 |
| 2017 | #7442 | ↓541 |
| 2018 | #4768 | ↑2674 |
| 2019 | #4343 | ↑425 |
| 2020 | #3841 | ↑502 |
| 2021 | #4607 | ↓766 |
| 2022 | #5028 | ↓421 |
| 2023 | #4191 | ↑837 |
| 2024 | #5021 | ↓830 |
| 2025 | #4265 | ↑756 |
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