girl's name
Nellya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 590
Nellya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2019, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2000.
Nellya over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 85 |
| 2010s | 310 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 195 |
How popular is Nellya?
In 2025, Nellya was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Nellya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Néllya | Néllya is a rare spelling of Nellya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Nellya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nellya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nellya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nellya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nellya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nellya
Is Nellya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nellya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nellya most popular?
Nellya peaked in 2019, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nellya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nellya currently ranks #1,864 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.