Nesly
The Story of Nesly
As a girl name
American parents first put Nesly on the record books as a girl name in 2003, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 8 Neslys were born — ranking #12,675 that year. About 50% of every Nesly on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nesly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nesly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 5 births, good for #8,799 nationwide. Nesly last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nesly
Nesly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Nesly's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #12,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Nesly'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 .
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