First Name NELL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NELL is ranked as the 1078th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 30,804.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 9.66 people named NELL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 89% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NELL is 7,854.
  • The SSA data also shows that NELL is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names NELL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 30,804 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,078
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 9.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,854
  • National Rank 2,425
  • Percentile Rank 97.38%
  • Proportion/100k 2.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NELL is 77.8% White, 2.8% Hispanic origin, 16.0% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NELL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NELL is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NELL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.8% 63.9% 13.9%
Hispanic origin 2.8% 16.3% -13.5%
Black 16.0% 12.3% 3.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NELL is Texas where 5,196 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NELL, as 42.85 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names NELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 420 3.26 96.4% Indiana 357 5.41 95.7% Iowa 77 2.48 92.6% Kansas 120 4.12 90.1% Michigan 562 5.67 98.3% Minnesota 212 3.89 96.2% Missouri 1,283 42.85 97.8% Nebraska 53 2.79 84.3% North Dakota 8 1.09 40.7% Ohio 450 3.88 96.5% South Dakota 71 8.29 81.5% Wisconsin 313 5.44 96.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 420 3.26 96.4%
Indiana 357 5.41 95.7%
Iowa 77 2.48 92.6%
Kansas 120 4.12 90.1%
Michigan 562 5.67 98.3%
Minnesota 212 3.89 96.2%
Missouri 1,283 42.85 97.8%
Nebraska 53 2.79 84.3%
North Dakota 8 1.09 40.7%
Ohio 450 3.88 96.5%
South Dakota 71 8.29 81.5%
Wisconsin 313 5.44 96.6%
West State Statistics First-Names NELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 74.3% Arizona 245 3.64 93.4% California 1,959 5.05 98.6% Colorado 128 2.4 91.3% Hawaii 90 6.36 91.2% Idaho 70 4.3 85.5% Montana 55 5.36 81.4% Nevada 92 3.23 88.6% New Mexico 148 7.08 89.2% Oregon 241 6.07 93.7% Utah 75 2.53 86.0% Washington 348 4.92 96.8% Wyoming 37 6.39 75.3%

West States
State stats for the first name NELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 74.3%
Arizona 245 3.64 93.4%
California 1,959 5.05 98.6%
Colorado 128 2.4 91.3%
Hawaii 90 6.36 91.2%
Idaho 70 4.3 85.5%
Montana 55 5.36 81.4%
Nevada 92 3.23 88.6%
New Mexico 148 7.08 89.2%
Oregon 241 6.07 93.7%
Utah 75 2.53 86.0%
Washington 348 4.92 96.8%
Wyoming 37 6.39 75.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names NELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 86 2.4 90.2% Maine 31 2.3 74.9% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.9% New Jersey 136 1.52 91.5% New York 699 3.54 97.9% Pennsylvania 387 3.03 96.4% Rhode Island 18 1.73 69.4% Vermont 20 3.13 79.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 86 2.4 90.2%
Maine 31 2.3 74.9%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.9%
New Jersey 136 1.52 91.5%
New York 699 3.54 97.9%
Pennsylvania 387 3.03 96.4%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 69.4%
Vermont 20 3.13 79.4%
South State Statistics First-Names NELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,953 40.27 98.4% Arkansas 493 16.63 95.9% Delaware 32 3.42 89.5% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.6% Florida 2,066 10.38 99.1% Georgia 1,843 18.25 98.6% Kentucky 726 16.45 96.6% Louisiana 911 19.59 97.2% Maryland 223 3.73 95.8% Mississippi 1,283 42.85 97.8% North Carolina 2,449 24.63 99.0% Oklahoma 406 10.47 95.3% South Carolina 1,190 24.64 97.8% Tennessee 1,553 23.72 98.3% Texas 5,196 19.27 99.3% Virginia 930 11.16 97.9% West Virginia 91 4.91 85.9%

South States
State stats for the first name NELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,953 40.27 98.4%
Arkansas 493 16.63 95.9%
Delaware 32 3.42 89.5%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.6%
Florida 2,066 10.38 99.1%
Georgia 1,843 18.25 98.6%
Kentucky 726 16.45 96.6%
Louisiana 911 19.59 97.2%
Maryland 223 3.73 95.8%
Mississippi 1,283 42.85 97.8%
North Carolina 2,449 24.63 99.0%
Oklahoma 406 10.47 95.3%
South Carolina 1,190 24.64 97.8%
Tennessee 1,553 23.72 98.3%
Texas 5,196 19.27 99.3%
Virginia 930 11.16 97.9%
West Virginia 91 4.91 85.9%
 

Full Names with NELL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NELL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NELL.

The most popular full name is NELL Smith. 1.04% of all the people named NELL have this family name.

There are 3663 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NELL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 NELL Smith 1.04%
2 NELL Johnson 0.84%
3 NELL Brown 0.75%
4 NELL Williams 0.66%
5 NELL Davis 0.62%
6 NELL Jones 0.48%
7 NELL Hall 0.39%
8 NELL Jackson 0.39%
9 NELL Ward 0.39%
10 NELL Clark 0.38%
11 NELL Taylor 0.38%
12 NELL Moore 0.36%
13 NELL Martin 0.35%
14 NELL Hill 0.33%
15 NELL King 0.33%
16 NELL Lee 0.32%
17 NELL Long 0.32%
18 NELL Parker 0.32%
19 NELL Walker 0.32%
20 NELL Wilson 0.32%