Nellie has been given to about 153,284 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Nellie ranks 533rd among American girls in 2025, with 567 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 4,057 babies were given the name, ranking 65th. The typical living American called Nellie is about 80 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.