Nell Popularity by Year
Follow Nell across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nell birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 128 | #1,622 | Down 165 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 150 | #1,457 | Up 212 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 124 | #1,669 | Up 73 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 119 | #1,742 | Up 265 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 96 | #2,007 | Up 250 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 79 | #2,257 | Down 484 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 115 | #1,773 | Up 684 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 72 | #2,457 | Down 273 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 87 | #2,184 | Up 355 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 70 | #2,539 | Up 307 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 61 | #2,846 | Up 806 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 42 | #3,652 | Down 139 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 44 | #3,513 | Up 973 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 32 | #4,486 | Down 20 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 32 | #4,466 | Up 1,136 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 24 | #5,602 | Down 797 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 30 | #4,805 | Up 1,754 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 20 | #6,559 | Down 850 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 24 | #5,709 | Down 1,024 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 30 | #4,685 | Up 143 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 27 | #4,828 | Up 1,388 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 19 | #6,216 | Down 981 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 23 | #5,235 | Down 149 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 23 | #5,086 | Down 1,383 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 35 | #3,703 | Up 588 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 28 | #4,291 | Down 487 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 31 | #3,804 | Down 156 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 32 | #3,648 | Down 101 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 32 | #3,547 | Down 310 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 36 | #3,237 | Up 1,984 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 18 | #5,221 | Down 205 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 19 | #5,016 | Down 18 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 19 | #4,998 | Down 149 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 20 | #4,849 | Down 199 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 21 | #4,650 | Down 1,214 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 31 | #3,436 | Up 584 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 24 | #4,020 | Down 330 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 25 | #3,690 | Down 521 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 29 | #3,169 | Up 588 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 22 | #3,757 | Down 240 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 24 | #3,517 | Down 448 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 28 | #3,069 | Down 159 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 29 | #2,910 | Up 183 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 28 | #3,093 | Up 532 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 22 | #3,625 | Down 1,234 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 40 | #2,391 | Up 134 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 36 | #2,525 | Up 484 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 26 | #3,009 | Down 7 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Down 1,643 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 26 | #3,002 | Down 274 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 28 | #2,728 | Down 371 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 34 | #2,357 | Down 396 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 43 | #1,961 | Down 22 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 42 | #1,939 | Up 283 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 34 | #2,222 | Up 25 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 35 | #2,247 | Down 44 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 36 | #2,203 | Down 180 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 38 | #2,023 | Up 103 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 32 | #2,126 | Up 86 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 29 | #2,212 | Down 65 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 30 | #2,147 | Down 260 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 37 | #1,887 | Down 252 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 49 | #1,635 | Down 88 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 53 | #1,547 | Up 210 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 42 | #1,757 | Down 397 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 67 | #1,360 | Down 179 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 85 | #1,181 | Up 27 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 78 | #1,208 | Down 79 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 88 | #1,129 | Up 44 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 81 | #1,173 | Down 185 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 106 | #988 | Up 32 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 97 | #1,020 | Down 104 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 110 | #916 | Down 134 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 137 | #782 | Up 18 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 128 | #800 | Down 59 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 140 | #741 | Down 60 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 157 | #681 | Up 64 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 132 | #745 | Down 132 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 182 | #613 | Up 11 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 181 | #624 | Down 56 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 197 | #568 | Down 31 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 184 | #537 | Up 7 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 176 | #544 | Down 48 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 225 | #496 | Down 37 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 261 | #459 | Down 19 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 240 | #440 | Down 47 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 296 | #393 | Up 16 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 5 | #3,480 | Down 228 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 271 | #409 | Down 53 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 331 | #356 | Up 4 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 321 | #360 | Down 29 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 351 | #331 | Down 13 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 6 | #3,252 | Down 710 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 390 | #318 | Down 16 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 427 | #302 | Down 16 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 9 | #2,542 | Up 1,155 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 443 | #286 | Down 2 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 483 | #284 | Up 10 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 456 | #294 | No rank change |
| 1930 | Girls | 511 | #294 | Up 2 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 489 | #296 | Up 5 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6 | #3,697 | Up 83 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 498 | #301 | Down 19 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 6 | #3,780 | Up 567 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 562 | #282 | Up 9 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 531 | #291 | Down 25 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 627 | #266 | Down 5 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 5 | #4,347 | Down 108 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 635 | #261 | Down 4 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 5 | #4,239 | Down 707 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 624 | #257 | No rank change |
| 1922 | Boys | 7 | #3,532 | Down 417 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 647 | #257 | Down 19 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 760 | #238 | Up 18 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 661 | #256 | Down 8 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 8 | #3,115 | Down 233 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 666 | #248 | Down 2 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 9 | #2,882 | Up 295 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 687 | #246 | Down 26 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 766 | #220 | Up 6 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 7 | #3,177 | Down 1,085 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 722 | #226 | Up 2 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 689 | #228 | Up 4 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 530 | #232 | Down 21 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 8 | #2,092 | Down 671 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 491 | #211 | Up 7 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 422 | #218 | Up 2 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 322 | #220 | Down 18 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 6 | #1,421 | Down 111 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 318 | #202 | Up 5 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 277 | #207 | Down 15 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 288 | #192 | Up 9 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 261 | #201 | Down 4 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 241 | #197 | Up 4 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 229 | #201 | Down 1 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 226 | #200 | Up 3 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 206 | #203 | Down 18 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 247 | #185 | Up 14 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 205 | #199 | Down 1 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 5 | #1,310 | — |
| 1900 | Girls | 256 | #198 | Up 1 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 192 | #199 | Down 13 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 246 | #186 | Up 3 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 209 | #189 | Down 2 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 215 | #187 | Down 17 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 247 | #170 | Up 11 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 215 | #181 | Up 7 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 187 | #188 | Down 17 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 216 | #171 | Up 4 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 190 | #175 | Down 15 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 221 | #160 | Down 4 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 194 | #156 | Up 3 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 188 | #159 | Up 9 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 146 | #168 | Down 24 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 175 | #144 | Up 7 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 151 | #151 | Up 11 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 120 | #162 | Down 9 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 116 | #153 | Up 6 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 103 | #159 | Up 16 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 75 | #175 | Down 6 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 77 | #169 | — |