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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nelma

Nelma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1064th with 50 babies. More babies were named Nelma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192650 babies
Total since 1880
1,229babies recorded

Nelma popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,5437
1950#3,00413
1940#1,57725
1930#1,24637
1920#1,50230
1910#1,8908
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Nelma, counting every spelling?

Nelma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nelma?

About 300 people born in the US named Nelma are alive today, with a median age of 82; half are between 76 and 88. That makes Nelma a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Nelma by state

How common Nelma was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.0×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nelma, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Nelma

How popular is the name Nelma?

Nelma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1064th with 50 babies. More babies were named Nelma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Nelma a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,229 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nelma most popular?

In 1924–1928, Nelma was most common in Texas (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and West Virginia.