Nelia is a rare variant of Nellie that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Nelia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,787 for girl births in the United States (and #13,367 across all names), given to 14 babies. Nelia first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2015 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,787 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,335 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,372 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,913 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,887 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,259 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,270 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,637 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | #5,775 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #5,615 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #7,959 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #6,657 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #8,511 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,426 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,262 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #10,599 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,623 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,409 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,288 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,476 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,220 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,751 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,495 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,133 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,017 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,510 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,975 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,229 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,268 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,122 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,320 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,376 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,253 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,369 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,220 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,556 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,980 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,894 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,795 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,539 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,854 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,769 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,898 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,889 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,654 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,289 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #4,028 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,395 |
| 1970 | 19 | — | #3,395 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #4,352 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,560 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,645 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,299 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,326 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #3,753 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,725 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,166 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #7,033 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,225 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,788 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | #3,002 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,642 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #3,057 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,447 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #3,225 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,800 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,988 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | #2,743 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,541 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,670 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #3,178 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,591 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,320 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,730 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,985 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,763 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,501 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,532 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,702 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,877 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,073 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,813 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,536 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #2,148 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | #1,952 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,784 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,754 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,522 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,317 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #2,728 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,813 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,833 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,892 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #2,286 |
| 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 | — | #1,907 |
| 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 |
| 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 |