girl's name
Nélia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 8,376
France
#297
2025 births
Nélia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 180 babies in France, ranking #297. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 530 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 3,275 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1913.
Nélia over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 490 |
| 2010s | 3,355 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,420 |
How popular is Nélia?
In 2025, Nélia was given to 180 babies in France, ranking #297 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Nélia is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Nélia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nelia | Nelia is Nélia without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #582. | 4,301 |
| Nélïa | Nélïa is a rare spelling of Nélia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
| Nelïa | Nelïa is a rare spelling of Nélia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 65 times, mostly in France. | 65 |
| Nëlia | Nëlia is a rare spelling of Nélia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Nèlia | Nèlia is a rare spelling of Nélia, written with a grave accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Nélia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nélia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nélia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nélia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nélia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nélia
Is Nélia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nélia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nélia most popular?
Nélia peaked in 2020, when 530 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nélia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nélia currently ranks #297 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.