How Many People Are Named Nevelyn?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Nevelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Nevelyn peaked in popularity in 1924 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nevelyn 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 Nevelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nevelyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1924
10 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nevelyn
Nevelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nevelyn as a female name
Ranked #16,985 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1924 (10 births)
Nevelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nevelyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 38 babies were registered. Nevelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nevelyn by Decade
How has Nevelyn 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.
Nevelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nevelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nevelyn
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nevelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nevelyn?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Nevelyn 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 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Nevelyn a common name?
Nevelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nevelyn most popular?
Nevelyn reached peak popularity in 1924, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nevelyn is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nevelyn a female name?
Nevelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nevelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nevelyn Smith, Nevelyn Johnson, Nevelyn 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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