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: 101 out of 5581

506 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

1168
5yrs
1yr

19

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (274)

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 2023