Is Nelva a boy or girl name?

Nelva is a girl’s name. Of the 1,139 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nelva

Recorded 1889–1976 · United States

Nelva was most popular in 1935, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,917 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,139 people named Nelva.

Nelva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nelva’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nelva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nelva is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,139 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Nelva

Where Nelva 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