How Many People Are Named Nelita?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Nelita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Nelita peaked in popularity in 1925 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelita 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 Nelita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nelita is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1925
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelita
Nelita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelita as a female name
Ranked #9,196 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1925 (5 births)
Nelita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelita span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 5 babies were registered. Nelita remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nelita by Decade
How has Nelita 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.
Nelita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nelita
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nelita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelita?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Nelita 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelita a common name?
Nelita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelita most popular?
Nelita reached peak popularity in 1925, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelita is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelita a female name?
Nelita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelita Smith, Nelita Johnson, Nelita 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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