Girl’s name · French, Latin

Naélie

How to say it: na-ay-LEE · /na.eˈli/

Modern French variant of Noélie from Latin natalis 'Christmas' - respelling with diaeresis.

Naélie was the 11,151st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #9,302 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#11,151for girls in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
0born in 2025
#9,302projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Naélie
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#11,151
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years×2.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9,302
In France, 2025#540 among girls’ names, 10 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Naélie peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Naélie also love

Nicknames

  • Na
  • Lili
  • Elie

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Naélie is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in French.

In France: #540 for girls in 2025.

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