Nielle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-EL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Nielle is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
Where does Nielle come from?
Modern: probably a short form of Danielle
Is Nielle a girl's or a boy's name?
Nielle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nielle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Nielle, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Nielle in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nielle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Nielle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jovie, Wrenley, Indie, Oaklynn, Rynlee, Marlowe, Brynlee, Lakelynn, Haisley, Gracelynn, Jhene, Novalee
Names related to Nielle
Noelle, Nellie, Nell, Nyelle, Nelle, Nyellie, Nelliel, Noellie
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Mya, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nielle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nielle, updated 20 October 2026.