Nelyah
How to say it: nel-YA · /nɛˈlja/
Modern French respelling of Nellya with -yah ending - fashionable girls' name of the 2010s.
Nelyah was the 4,645th 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 down about 26% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,903 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #4,645 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 165,767 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | −26% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,903 |
| In France, 2025 | #56 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nelyah peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Nely
- Lyah
Honouring a Nelyah in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nelyah is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in French, Hebrew.
In France: #56 for girls in 2025.
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