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Nelia

Girl · NEL-ee-a · Latin

Nelia is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).

Where does Nelia come from?

Latin: short form of Cornelia and similar names

Say it
NEL-ee-a

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Is Nelia a girl's or a boy's name?

Nelia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Nelia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,276among girls
Babies in 2025
5about 1 in 56,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 47% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Nelia, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 7 girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.

2011Busiest: 7 in 20202025
Nelia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20255#4,276
20240–
20233#5,929
20227#3,347
20214#4,864
20207#3,274
20195#4,214
20183#5,896
20170–
20163#6,009
20154#4,951
20140–
20133#6,003
20121#7,881
20111#7,717

How popular is Nelia in the US?

Rank in 2025
#7,489among girls
Babies in 2025
14about 1 in 110,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 15% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Nelia, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 24 girls.

Half of all the girls named Nelia in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 24 in 20152025
Nelia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202514#7,489
202419#6,164
202313#8,050
202217#6,702
20219#10,287
202019#6,079
201910#9,730
201811#9,146
201722#5,657
201616#7,227
201524#5,456
201415#7,633
201319#6,459
201215#7,800
201114#8,192
201017#7,214
200913#8,884
200811#10,080
200711#10,125
200611#9,897
200512#8,878
200410#9,887
200310#9,666
200214#7,438
20018#11,013
20008#10,738
19995#14,403
19987#11,132
19978#9,797
19966#11,801
19958#9,548
19940–
19938#9,552
19926#11,730
19919#8,580
199010#7,874
19898#8,755
19880–
19870–
19868#7,745
19859#6,952
19849#6,808
198310#6,210
19828#7,467
19818#7,407
198012#5,543
197910#6,188
197814#4,679
197711#5,530
197610#5,599
197517#3,773
197418#3,558
197314#4,154
197215#3,894
197110#5,134
197019#3,311
196912#4,197
196815#3,455
19670–
19667#5,272
19656#5,816
19648#5,007
196313#3,634
196213#3,591
19618#4,881
19605#6,389
195910#4,030
19588#4,519
195716#2,925
195612#3,492
195515#2,970
195412#3,324
195313#3,105
19527#4,482
19515#5,413
195015#2,651
19497#4,234
194815#2,588
194712#3,060
19469#3,429
19459#3,131
194412#2,624
194311#2,860
194212#2,665
194113#2,396
194012#2,423
193911#2,590
193810#2,729
193716#1,999
193610#2,688
193512#2,438
193415#2,086
193317#1,906
193211#2,642
19317#3,495
193013#2,424
19299#3,135
192812#2,622
192712#2,698
192612#2,707
192512#2,777
192417#2,211
192314#2,465
192210#3,150
192114#2,509
192021#1,889
191914#2,384
191814#2,375
191711#2,692
191615#2,133
191522#1,571
191413#1,896
19136#2,825
19125#2,977
19118#1,792
191011#1,421
190912#1,219
190810#1,357
19077#1,638
19065#1,951
190510#1,237
19047#1,485
19039#1,204
190214#936
190111#1,007
19008#1,430
18996#1,393
189811#1,047
18976#1,384
18960–
18958#1,202
189410#998
189312#865
189211#908
18917#1,093
18909#940
188910#839
188817#612
18876#1,036
18866#993
18856#921
188413#583
18835#920
18828#678
18816#740
18805#836

Names like Nelia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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