How Many People Are Named Nelta?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Nelta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Nelta peaked in popularity in 1939 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelta 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 Nelta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Nelta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1939
27 births
Total Registered
477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelta
Nelta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 477 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelta as a female name
Ranked #5,880 in 1957
6 female births in 1957
Peak: 1939 (27 births)
Nelta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelta span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 151 babies were registered. While Nelta is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nelta by Decade
How has Nelta 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.
Nelta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nelta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelta?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Nelta 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 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelta a common name?
Nelta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelta most popular?
Nelta reached peak popularity in 1939, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelta is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelta a female name?
Nelta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelta Smith, Nelta Johnson, Nelta 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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