How Many People Are Named Nebula?
An estimated 122 people in the United States have the first name Nebula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Nebula peaked in popularity in 2022 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nebula as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nebula paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
122
About 1 in 2,809,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2022
21 births
Total Registered
123
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nebula
Nebula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 123 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nebula as a female name
Ranked #6,308 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (21 births)
Nebula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nebula span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 83 babies were registered. Nebula remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nebula by Decade
How has Nebula tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nebula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nebula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nebula
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nebula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nebula?
We estimate approximately 122 people named Nebula are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,809,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Nebula a common name?
Nebula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 123 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nebula most popular?
Nebula reached peak popularity in 2022, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nebula is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nebula a female name?
Nebula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nebula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nebula Smith, Nebula Johnson, Nebula Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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