How Many People Are Named Nelia?
people named Nelia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 384,459 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,580 babies named Nelia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nelia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nelia alive today is about 39 years old, and 43% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nelia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2015, to 24 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nelia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #608, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #7,785.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,785 |
| Best rank | #608 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,289 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nelia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nelia were born in California than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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