How Many People Are Named Nellia?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Nellia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Nellia peaked in popularity in 1927 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nellia 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 Nellia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nellia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1927
7 births
Total Registered
32
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nellia
Nellia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nellia as a female name
Ranked #14,209 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 1927 (7 births)
Nellia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nellia span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13 babies were registered. Nellia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nellia by Decade
How has Nellia 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.
Nellia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nellia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nellia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nellia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nellia?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Nellia 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Nellia a common name?
Nellia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nellia most popular?
Nellia reached peak popularity in 1927, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nellia is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nellia a female name?
Nellia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nellia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nellia Smith, Nellia Johnson, Nellia 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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