Nelly

Meaning and origin of Nelly

Popularity of Nelly in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1959.
• Over recent years, Nelly has been stable (−0.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nelly every 51 schools, all spellings combined.

Nelly in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  355^th girls’ name360 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,133−6.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  487^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,199

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  934^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,682

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,387^th girls’ name483 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,004+8.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland 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

• Nelliabroad

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

Names similar to Nelly

• Nicole
• Nesta
• Lyra
• Lilly
• Léonce
• Irys
• Cloé
• Tina
• Irène
• Agnès
• Sybille
• Gia

See also

• →French names of Greek origin