Gender
Origin
- English
- The bright one
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nelle
Pronunciation
n(el)-le
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #510, 169 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4265, 33 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 |
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 2021 (rank #1162, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1639, 18 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 13 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1645, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 |
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