Ads Here

Check Any Baby Names Popularity Comparison

Nelle vs James — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

Trend

Nelle James

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	26 \| 26/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	34 \| 34/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	26 \| 26/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	29 \| 29/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	37 \| 37/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	32 \| 32/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	28 \| 28/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	15 \| 15/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	17 \| 17/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	18 \| 18/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	10 \| 10/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	7 \| 7/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	12 \| 12/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	5 \| 5/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	7 \| 7/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	7 \| 7/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	7 \| 7/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	0 \| 0/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	8 \| 8/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6 \| 6/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	0 \| 0/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	0 \| 0/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	0 \| 0/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	7 \| 7/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	0 \| 0/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	0 \| 0/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	0 \| 0/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	0 \| 0/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	0 \| 0/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	0 \| 0/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	0 \| 0/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	0 \| 0/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	0 \| 0/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	0 \| 0/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	0 \| 0/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	0 \| 0/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	0 \| 0/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	0 \| 0/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	7 \| 7/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	5 \| 5/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	0 \| 0/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	0 \| 0/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	5 \| 5/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	0 \| 0/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	5 \| 5/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	0 \| 0/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	0 \| 0/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	0 \| 0/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	5 \| 5/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	6 \| 6/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	0 \| 0/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	0 \| 0/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	6 \| 6/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	0 \| 0/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	0 \| 0/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	0 \| 0/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	10 \| 10/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	0 \| 0/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	0 \| 0/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	5 \| 5/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5 \| 5/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	5 \| 5/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	7 \| 7/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	8 \| 8/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	7 \| 7/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6 \| 6/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6 \| 6/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	9 \| 9/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	5 \| 5/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	11 \| 11/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	13 \| 13/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	13 \| 13/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	11 \| 11/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	9 \| 9/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	8 \| 8/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	11 \| 11/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	10 \| 10/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	11 \| 11/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	16 \| 16/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	17 \| 17/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	14 \| 14/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	18 \| 18/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	19 \| 19/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	11 \| 11/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	13 \| 13/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	26 \| 26/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	20 \| 20/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	20 \| 20/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	28 \| 28/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	22 \| 22/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	26 \| 26/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	27 \| 27/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	35 \| 35/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	33 \| 33/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	45 \| 45/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	46 \| 46/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	42 \| 42/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	66 \| 66/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	68 \| 68/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	84 \| 84/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	99 \| 99/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	106 \| 106/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	94 \| 94/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	135 \| 135/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	128 \| 128/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	125 \| 125/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	152 \| 152/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	169 \| 169/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	141 \| 141/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	139 \| 139/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	127 \| 127/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	105 \| 105/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	100 \| 100/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	78 \| 78/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	65 \| 65/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	75 \| 75/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	52 \| 52/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	72 \| 72/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	82 \| 82/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	85 \| 85/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	66 \| 66/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	53 \| 53/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	82 \| 82/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	77 \| 77/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	91 \| 91/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	87 \| 87/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	109 \| 109/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	97 \| 97/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	89 \| 89/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	112 \| 112/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	113 \| 113/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	120 \| 120/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	133 \| 133/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	122 \| 122/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	143 \| 143/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	119 \| 119/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	105 \| 105/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	100 \| 100/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	98 \| 98/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	109 \| 109/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Nelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	92 \| 92/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	76 \| 76/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	59 \| 59/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	72 \| 72/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	65 \| 65/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927