Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Nellie (feminine) | Nellie (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #696 | 0.023 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #1287 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #1971 | 0.005 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #1786 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #1249 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #898 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #654 | 0.013 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #385 | 0.027 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #212 | 0.069 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #135 | 0.160 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #94 | 0.239 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #60 | 0.363 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #46 | 0.526 | #1101 | 0.004 | ||
| 1890 | #30 | 0.734 | #735 | 0.007 | ||
| 1880 | #19 | 0.983 | #760 | 0.006 | ||
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