Nelly name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 95%

Nelly 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: 256 out of 5581

186 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

621
5yrs
1yr

-24

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (396)

Historical popularity of Nelly

The graph below shows the popularity of the girls's name Nelly from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Nelly in 2023