How Many People Are Named Nelli?
An estimated 356 people in the United States have the first name Nelli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nelli peaked in popularity in 2021 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelli 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 Nelli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
356
About 1 in 962,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2021
25 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelli
Nelli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelli as a female name
Ranked #6,310 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (25 births)
Nelli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelli span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 126 babies were registered. Nelli remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nelli by Decade
How has Nelli 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.
Nelli by State
Nelli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nelli
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nelli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelli?
We estimate approximately 356 people named Nelli 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 962,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelli a common name?
Nelli is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelli most popular?
Nelli reached peak popularity in 2021, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelli is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelli a female name?
Nelli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelli Smith, Nelli Johnson, Nelli 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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