Nellie
Nellie sits comfortably in the UK charts at #101 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
About the Name Nellie
Nellie is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #93. The name has climbed 27 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Nellie is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nellie in their class.
In the US it sits at #521 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Nellie
- Nellie Taraba Wallberg — Nellie Angela Frida Tove Taraba Wallberg is a Swedish tennis player.
- Nellie Kim — Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet and Belarusian gymnast of Sakhalin Korean and Tatar descent who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
- Nellie Schroder — Nellie Winifred Bernice Schroder was a notable New Zealand teacher and community leader.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nellie
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nellie
Almost certainly the only Nellie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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