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Nellie

female

Meaning

"Light; Sun Ray"

Often a diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen; associated with Greek-root meanings related to light.

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Popularity History of Nellie

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#521Top 1000
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Nellie did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Nellie

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Quick Facts

OriginEnglish, Greek
Syllables2
Length6 letters

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