Is Nelida a boy or girl name?

Nelida is a girl’s name. Of the 1,520 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Nelida

Recorded 1933–2024 · United States

Nelida was most popular in 1964, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,872 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,520 people named Nelida.

Nelida over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nelida’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nelida a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nelida is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,520 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nelida

Where Nelida is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org