Nelsy Popularity by Year
Follow Nelsy across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nelsy 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 | 10 | #9,457 | Up 814 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 9 | #10,271 | Down 1,785 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 12 | #8,486 | Up 1,194 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 10 | #9,680 | Up 1,466 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 8 | #11,146 | Up 2,307 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 6 | #13,453 | Up 878 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 1,262 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 7 | #13,069 | Up 3,478 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 3,064 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 7 | #13,483 | Down 136 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 7 | #13,347 | Down 1,071 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 8 | #12,276 | Down 817 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 9 | #11,459 | Down 652 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 10 | #10,807 | Down 1,268 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 12 | #9,539 | Up 4,067 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 7 | #13,606 | Down 4,154 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 11 | #9,452 | Down 188 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 11 | #9,264 | Down 216 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 11 | #9,048 | Up 3,139 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 7 | #12,187 | Down 4,463 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 13 | #7,724 | Up 810 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 11 | #8,534 | Down 311 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 11 | #8,223 | Up 1,037 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 9 | #9,260 | Up 1,576 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Up 2,682 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 5 | #13,518 | Down 6,877 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 13 | #6,641 | Up 3,928 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 7 | #10,569 | Up 2,748 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 5 | #13,317 | Down 170 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 5 | #13,147 | Down 2,954 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 7 | #10,193 | Up 719 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 5 | #10,912 | Down 2,759 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 7 | #8,153 | — |