Nelma is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Nelma across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nelma has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 1,229 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nelma per year, United States (1907 to 1960). United States peaked in 1926 (50/yr).
Nelma is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1926, when it ranked #1,935 nationally (given to 50 babies that year).
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