🔥Nellie

Diminutive of Helen, Ellen, and Eleanor, English, Swedish

"light, shining torch"

Nellie Origin and Meaning

Variation of Cornelia

Nellie Rank in US Top 1000

# 521 in the US

Nellie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 381 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nellie

• 521 US 2024
• 381 Nameberry 2025
• 71 Unique 2018
• 902 Future 2028
• 93 England 2024
• 77 sweden 2024

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Famous People Named Nellie

• Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian operatic soprano
• Nellie Bly pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
• Nellie Vladimirovna Kim Tajik Soviet Olympic gymnast
• Nellie Letitia McClung Canadian feminist, author and politician
• Nellie Farren English actress and singer
• Nell Marie "Nellie" McKay American singer,songwriter and actress
• Nellie Tayloe Ross first woman governor (Wyoming) in the U.S.
• Eleanor Towzey "Nellie" Stewart Australian actress and singer

The name Nellie in Pop Culture

• Nellie Forbush character in musical "South Pacific"
• Nellie O'Malley character in the American Girl series
• Nellie Oleson character on TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
• Nellie character in movie "Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure"
• Nellie Turner character in "This Golden Land" by Barbara Wood
• Nellie Ellis character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Eleanour Donna "Nellie" Bertram character on TV's "The Office"
• Nellie Pledge character in the Granada Television series "Nearest and Dearest"
• Nellie Brie character in animated movie "An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster"
• "Nellie the Elephant " 1956 song by Mandy Miller and animated TV series
• Nellie Boswell character on TV's "Bread"
• "Nellie " boat in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"
• Nellie's Southern Kitchen Kevin Jonas Sr. restaurant in Belmont, NC
• "Whoa Nellie," a phrase
• Nellie Nick Nelson's dog on Netflix' Heartstopper
• Eleanor "Nellie" Crain character in series "The Haunting of Hill House"