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Nelia Name Popularity

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How popular is Nelia?

The rare name Nelia was the 9,561st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Nelia, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #608 in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2015 with 24 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Nelia in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Nelia, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1912-1915, 1917-1920, 1967-1970, and 2011-2015.

Where is the name Nelia popularity headed?

Nelia's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

Nelia's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Nelia has dropped.

The name Nelia is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Nelia (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	9,561
2017		22	5,756
2016		16	7,484
2015		24	5,600
2014		15	7,943
2013		19	6,646
2012		15	8,086
2011		14	8,502
2010		17	7,421
2009		13	9,250
2008		11	10,590
2007		11	10,617
2006		11	10,402
2005		12	9,281
2004		10	10,473
2003		10	10,215
2002		14	7,715
2001		8	11,745
2000		8	11,489
1999		5	16,131
1998		7	12,017
1997		8	10,511
1996		6	12,973
1995		8	10,229
1994		< 5	--
1993		8	10,268
1992		6	12,862
1991		9	9,120
1990		10	8,319
1989		8	9,373
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		8	8,253
1985		9	7,365
1984		9	7,215
1983		10	6,556
1982		8	7,975
1981		8	7,888
1980		12	5,794
1979		10	6,532
1978		14	4,849
1977		11	5,768
1976		10	5,895
1975		17	3,887
1974		18	3,652
1973		14	4,290
1972		15	4,028
1971		10	5,393
1970		19	3,394
1969		12	4,350
1968		15	3,561
1967		< 5	--
1966		7	5,644
1965		7	5,640
1964		8	5,326
1963		13	3,752
1962		13	3,725
1961		8	5,165
1960		5	7,033
1959		10	4,225
1958		8	4,785
1957		16	3,000
1956		12	3,640
1955		15	3,058
1954		12	3,447
1953		13	3,226
1952		6	5,374
1951		5	5,986
1950		15	2,742
1949		7	4,540
1948		15	2,670
1947		12	3,178
1946		9	3,591
1945		9	3,321
1944		12	2,731
1943		11	2,984
1942		12	2,763
1941		13	2,502
1940		12	2,532
1939		11	2,701
1938		10	2,878
1937		16	2,073
1936		10	2,811
1935		12	2,536
1934		15	2,147
1933		17	1,953
1932		11	2,784
1931		7	3,755
1930		13	2,524
1929		9	3,318
1928		12	2,727
1927		12	2,813
1926		12	2,833
1925		12	2,893
1924		17	2,287
1923		14	2,561
1922		10	3,309
1921		14	2,594
1920		21	1,933
1919		14	2,468
1918		14	2,473
1917		11	2,821
1916		15	2,209
1915		22	1,602
1914		13	1,981
1913		6	3,084
1912		5	3,304
1911		8	1,908
1910		11	1,486
1909		12	1,264
1908		10	1,410
1907		7	1,763
1906		5	2,149
1905		10	1,279
1904		7	1,610
1903		9	1,279
1902		14	960
1901		11	1,051
1900		8	1,527
1899		6	1,533
1898		11	1,084
1897		6	1,502
1896		< 5	--
1895		8	1,269
1894		10	1,046
1893		12	891
1892		11	947
1891		7	1,180
1890		9	986
1889		10	887
1888		17	625
1887		6	1,120
1886		6	1,071
1885		6	1,013
1884		13	608
1883		5	1,012
1882		8	719
1881		6	798
1880		5	909

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.