Nellie name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 98%

Nellie name meaning:

Origin: English

Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman.

Related names

Ellen , Nellie , Nelly

Other girls names beginning with N

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 120 out of 5493

400 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

758
5yrs

187
1yr

-6

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Yorkshire (139)
North West England (187)
South East England (207)
Wales (219)
South West England (225)
England (242)
West Midlands (279)
North East England (293)
Scotland (415)
East Midlands (458)
London (540)

Historical popularity of Nellie

The graph below shows the popularity of the girls's name Nellie from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Nellie in 2022