Gender
Origin
- English
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nel
Pronunciation
nel
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #9582, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #798, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #894, 39 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2016 | 42 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #1327, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #2580, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #524, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence