How Many People Are Named Nelia?
An estimated 828 people in the United States have the first name Nelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Nelia peaked in popularity in 2015 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelia 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 Nelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
828
About 1 in 413,955 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2015
24 births
Total Registered
1,566
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelia
Nelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,566 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelia as a female name
Ranked #6,309 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (24 births)
Nelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 163 babies were registered. While Nelia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nelia by Decade
How has Nelia 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.
Nelia by State
Birth registrations for Nelia span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Massachusetts. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Virginia. On average, about 11 Nelias were registered per state.
Nelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nelia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelia?
We estimate approximately 828 people named Nelia 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 413,955 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelia a common name?
Nelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,566 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelia most popular?
Nelia reached peak popularity in 2015, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelia is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelia a female name?
Nelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelia Smith, Nelia Johnson, Nelia 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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