Nell

Meaning and origin of Nell

Popularity of Nell in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2013.
• Over recent years, Nell has been falling (−6.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nell every 51 schools, all spellings combined.

Nell in English-speaking countries

Nell ranks 121^st in Ireland, 276^th in Northern Ireland and 285^th in Scotland, against 769^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  121^st girls’ name118 babies in 3 years1 girl in 550+14.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  276^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,324

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  285^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,431

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  362^nd girls’ name357 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,151−1.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,577^th girls’ name402 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,020+9.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada) and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Nelle15
• Nele (in French)abroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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