Girl Nell Nell means: horn; sun ray, shining light. Nell Name Origin: Latin Pronunciation: n(e)-ll Share your thoughts about Nell Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Nell name meaning, which is horn; sun ray, shining light Ask your friends & family about Nell… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Nell Name Popularity How popular is the name Nell? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 203 280 0.0795% 1911 221 274 0.0736% 1912 219 377 0.0748% 1913 215 447 0.0788% 1914 233 487 0.0699% 1915 229 649 0.0714% 1916 226 687 0.0711% 1917 222 730 0.073% 1918 249 639 0.0595% 1919 248 633 0.0605% 1920 255 631 0.0568% 1921 244 711 0.0621% 1922 257 619 0.0556% 1923 258 586 0.0523% 1924 262 599 0.0516% 1925 265 592 0.0524% 1926 285 507 0.0461% 1927 279 534 0.0482% 1928 294 472 0.0441% 1929 294 462 0.0446% 1930 284 486 0.0465% 1931 291 421 0.0427% 1932 281 451 0.0456% 1933 279 425 0.0456% 1934 295 402 0.0416% 1935 312 356 0.0366% 1936 320 330 0.0343% 1937 355 284 0.0288% 1938 338 310 0.0303% 1939 382 257 0.0253% 1940 369 274 0.0258% 1941 432 211 0.0187% 1942 439 232 0.0184% 1943 474 199 0.0152% 1944 516 151 0.0122% 1945 512 157 0.0129% 1946 545 161 0.0109% 1947 603 151 0.009% 1948 595 147 0.0092% 1949 680 108 0.0067% 1950 647 126 0.0078% 1951 706 108 0.0064% 1952 738 99 0.0057% 1953 744 102 0.0058% 1954 932 64 0.0035% 1955 999 55 0.003% 1956 939 70 0.0037% 1957 1,272 29 0.0015% 1958 1,129 44 0.0023% 1959 1,273 29 0.0015% 1960 1,260 34 0.0018% 1961 1,651 15 0.0008% 1962 — 0 0% 1963 1,536 19 0.0011% 1964 1,548 18 0.001% 1965 1,784 11 0.0007% 1966 — 0 0% 1967 — 0 0% 1968 — 0 0% 1969 — 0 0% 1970 2,206 7 0.0004% 1971 2,797 5 0.0003% 1972 — 0 0% 1973 1,768 16 0.0012% 1974 2,463 5 0.0004% 1975 2,547 5 0.0004% 1976 — 0 0% 1977 — 0 0% 1978 — 0 0% 1979 — 0 0% 1980 — 0 0% 1981 — 0 0% 1982 — 0 0% 1983 2,605 7 0.0005% 1984 3,193 5 0.0003% 1985 — 0 0% 1986 — 0 0% 1987 2,891 6 0.0004% 1988 — 0 0% 1989 3,344 6 0.0004% 1990 3,092 8 0.0005% 1991 — 0 0% 1992 — 0 0% 1993 — 0 0% 1994 — 0 0% 1995 3,406 6 0.0004% 1996 3,476 5 0.0003% 1997 3,848 5 0.0003% 1998 2,966 9 0.0006% 1999 2,894 10 0.0007% 2000 — 0 0% 2001 — 0 0% 2002 — 0 0% 2003 — 0 0% 2004 — 0 0% 2005 3,986 5 0.0003% 2006 3,792 5 0.0003% 2007 3,925 5 0.0003% 2008 3,328 7 0.0005% 2009 3,681 5 0.0003% 2010 — 0 0% 2011 3,623 5 0.0004% 2012 3,323 6 0.0004% 2013 2,932 10 0.0007% 2014 — 0 0% 2015 2,695 14 0.001% 2016 2,509 17 0.0012% 2017 2,099 28 0.002% 2018 2,397 17 0.0012% 2019 1,604 55 0.0041% 2020 2,444 29 0.0023% 2021 1,990 43 0.0035% 2022 1,883 58 0.0044% Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) North Carolina (NC) Nebraska (NE) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Pennsylvania (PA) South Carolina (SC) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Virginia (VA) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Nell If you like Nell, you’ll love these other names like Nell. What names sound like Nell? If you like how Nell sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nell. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Neel Horn Scottish Nel English Nela Horn Latin Nella Horn Latin Nelle Sun ray, shining light Greek Nelli Sun ray, shining light Greek Noell Christmas French What names are similar to Nell? Find a name that’s like Nell, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Bell “The beautiful,” from the French belle, beautiful. Hebrew Dell Noble kind German Lists With Nell Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Nell. Western Girl Names That Can’t Be Tamed // 136 names Western girl names offer the spirit of adventure. Get to know them with us and see which suits your little cowgirl. 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