Nelia
Nelia was the 7787th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 608th; the most babies were born in 2015 (24). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,172 places. More babies were named Nelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,787 girls, down 1,528 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201524 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,580babies recorded
Nelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,787 | 14 |
| 2020 | #6,259 | 19 |
| 2010 | #7,426 | 17 |
| 2000 | #11,495 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,320 | 10 |
| 1980 | #5,795 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,395 | 19 |
| 1960 | #7,033 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,743 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,532 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,522 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,933 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,486 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,527 | 8 |
| 1890 | #986 | 9 |
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
How popular is Nelia, counting every spelling?
Nelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelia | 14 | #7,787 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nelia?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nelia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nelia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nelia?
About 900 people born in the US named Nelia are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 14 and 61. That makes Nelia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nelia
How popular is the name Nelia?
Nelia was the 7787th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 608th; the most babies were born in 2015 (24). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,172 places. More babies were named Nelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nelia in the US.