How Many People Are Named Nel?
people named Nel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,224,385 people in the US has this name
Based on 133 babies named Nel in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nel in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nel alive today is about 10 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nel first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 2013, to 11 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,343, in 1908. In 2025 it ranked #14,430.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #14,430 |
| Best rank | #2,343 (1908) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15,005 in the 2010s |
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