Girls name
Nellie
Nellie is a girls' name given to 100,699 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 4,043 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 11th among girls names in Arizona in 1910.
Which states favor Nellie
Nellie by state
Top states by all-time births named Nellie. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 7,122 | #368 (2025) |
| 2 | Georgia | 6,032 | #739 (2025) |
| 3 | Alabama | 5,913 | #696 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 5,547 | #347 (2025) |
| 5 | Texas | 5,172 | #1147 (2025) |
| 6 | Virginia | 4,696 | #648 (2025) |
| 7 | Tennessee | 4,629 | #359 (2025) |
| 8 | Kentucky | 4,542 | #269 (2025) |
| 9 | California | 3,866 | #933 (2025) |
| 10 | New York | 3,751 | #821 (2025) |
| 11 | Ohio | 3,726 | #368 (2025) |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3,482 | #298 (2024) |
| 13 | South Carolina | 3,386 | #883 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 3,149 | #413 (2025) |
| 15 | Illinois | 3,110 | #563 (2025) |
| 16 | Mississippi | 3,082 | #331 (2025) |
| 17 | Arkansas | 2,324 | #303 (2024) |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 2,252 | #473 (2025) |
| 19 | Louisiana | 2,203 | #581 (2025) |
| 20 | Indiana | 2,043 | #290 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).