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Nelta

Feminine

1915high 1939
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Nelta entered the US charts in 1915, peaked at #1424 in 1939, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Nelta?

Nelta first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Nelta alive today was born around 1937, making them about 88 years old. About 200 people named Nelta are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Nelta most popular?

Nelta peaked in 1939, reaching #1424 nationally. See the whole 1939 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1915–20252714027619151957

US babies named Nelta per year from 1915 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#14241910s1950s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1915
Most girls named
193927 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1424reached in 1939
Change vs 1956
−14.3%6 in 1957, from 7
Nelta sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1939, with 27 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Neltas among us

200

people named Nelta are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Nelta sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Neltas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Nelta are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Nelta in 2025?
Nelta is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Nelta with classmates?
Nelta will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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