Nelva

Girl · recorded 1889–1976

  • 1976last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

0214218891911193319541976

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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 62 recorded years as a table
Nelva, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188928
190624
190926
191117
191211
191313
191428
191518
191617
191721
191814
191914
192012
192120
192214
192329
192421
192524
192620
192712
192821
192923
193030
193137
193237
193328
193432
193542
193628
193723
193828
193925
194032
194120
194216
194319
194417
194511
19468
194710
194811
194913
19507
195110
19529
19537
19545
19555
19567
19577
19588
19593
19603
19625
19634
19645
19653
19665
19674
19694
19743
19765

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nelva 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 1976
8
Rank in 1976
#6,611
How rare
1 in 183,137 girls
Since 1889
1,139

Nelva was last recorded in 1976. 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 1935, at 42 per million girls born.

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

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