Nellene

Girl · recorded 1920–1957

  • 1957last recorded
  • 1951best year

Most popular in 1951.

Last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Nellene.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 27 recorded years as a table
Nellene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19208
19215
19234
19246
19265
19274
19285
19296
19316
19335
19348
19358
19365
19385
19396
19405
19424
19434
19454
19463
19474
19484
19507
19518
19523
19562
19573

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nellene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1957
7
Rank in 1957
#4,918
How rare
1 in 292,121 girls
Since 1920
180

Nellene was last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1951, at 8 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Nellene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.