How Many People Are Named Nelah?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Nelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Nelah peaked in popularity in 2006 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelah 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 Nelah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nelah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
8 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelah
Nelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelah as a female name
Ranked #15,985 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 2006 (8 births)
Nelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 19 babies were registered. While Nelah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nelah by Decade
How has Nelah 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.
Nelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelah?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Nelah 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelah a common name?
Nelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelah most popular?
Nelah reached peak popularity in 2006, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelah a female name?
Nelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelah Smith, Nelah Johnson, Nelah 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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