Nelsa

Girl · recorded 1954–1999

  • 1999last recorded
  • 1954best year

Most popular in 1954.

Last recorded in 1999. 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 Nelsa.

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Its story

Popularity since 1954

03519541965197719881999

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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 6 recorded years as a table
Nelsa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19545
19554
19643
19683
19794
19993

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nelsa 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1999
5
Rank in 1999
#14,411
How rare
1 in 354,764 girls
Since 1954
39

Nelsa was last recorded in 1999. 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 1954, at 5 per million girls born.

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

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