boy's name

Nelo

  • Origin Portuguese
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 39

Nelo is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Nelo is a name of Portuguese origin.
  • Peaked in 2023, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1935.

Nelo over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nelo by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 5
2010s (to 2017) 15

How popular is Nelo?

In 2023, Nelo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nelo is used

France #6,209 5 in 2017
United States #9,341 8 in 2023

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Nelo is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Nélo Nélo is a rare spelling of Nelo, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Nelo

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

Parents who like Nelo also like

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

Sibling names for Nelo

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

Common questions about Nelo

How popular is the name Nelo?

In 2023, Nelo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Nelo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nelo most popular?

Nelo peaked in 2023, when 8 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.