Boy · #10,889 in 2026

Nello

Nello is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Nello Altomare (1963–2025), Canadian politician Nello Carrara (1900–1993), Italian physicist and founder of the Electromagnetic Wave Research Institute Nello Celio (1914–1995), Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino Nello Ciaccheri (1893–1971), Italian cyclist competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics Nello…

  • Italian
Current Rank
#10,889
Peak Rank
#962 (1921)
Total Babies
937
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1923
First Year
1930
Last Year
1930
Peak Year
#3345
Peak Rank
18
Total Count
3
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Nello

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Nello is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Nello Altomare (1963–2025), Canadian politician Nello Carrara (1900–1993), Italian physicist and founder of the Electromagnetic Wave Research Institute Nello Celio (1914–1995), Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino Nello Ciaccheri (1893–1971), Italian cyclist competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics Nello…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Italian

The Story of Nello

Nello first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 53 Nellos were born — ranking #962 that year. As of 2026, Nello ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 937 Nellos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Nello

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nello. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Nello

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nello

What does the name Nello mean?
Nello is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Nello Altomare (1963–2025), Canadian politician Nello Carrara (1900–1993), Italian physicist and founder of the Electromagnetic Wave Research Institute Nello Celio (1914–1995), Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino Nello Ciaccheri (1893–1971), Italian cyclist competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics Nello…
What is the origin of the name Nello?
Nello has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Italian.
How popular is Nello in 2026?
In 2026, Nello ranks #10,889 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Nello most popular?
Nello reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #962 that year with 53 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Nello most popular?
Nello has historically been most popular in California, Pennsylvania, Illinois. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Nello.
Is Nello a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Nello is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Nello?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Nello include Dimitrios, Jerimy, Yeshua. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Nello?
Common variants and related forms of Nello include Antonello, Antonio, Brunello, Bruno, Tonino, Tonio. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Nello

Nello is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 937 births in the dataset. Nello's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #962. Use the chart and map above to compare Nello's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.