girl's name

Nelie

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 317

Nelie is a girl's name. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1904, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Nelie over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1962, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 1962, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 1962, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nelie by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 80
1910s 45
1920s 55
1930s 30
1940s 20
1950s 5
1960s (to 1962) 5
2010s (to 1962) 20
2020s (to 1962) 20

How popular is Nelie?

In 1962, Nelie was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nelie is used

France as Nélie #4,234 5 in 2025
United States #15,205 5 in 1998

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Nelie is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Nélie Nélie is a rare spelling of Nelie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. 40

Names that peaked alongside Nelie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nelie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nelie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nelie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nelie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nelie

How popular is the name Nelie?

In 1962, Nelie was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nelie a girl's or a boy's name?

Nelie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nelie most popular?

Nelie peaked in 1904, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Nelie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nelie currently ranks #4,234 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.