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How popular is the name Nelia?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nelias are alive today.
Nelia (female) is a shortened form of the name Kornelia. Although Nelia itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4201st as a registered name), most Nelias are registered as Kornelia, which ranked 1719th in 2025 with 17 babies.
Most people called Nelia are registered as Kornelia, and share that name's profile: the Kornelia you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Kornelias born in England and Wales are between 7 and 14, and there are at least 890 of them alive today. Only some Kornelias go by Nelia.
How many babies are named Nelia or Kornelia each year?
Combined registrations of Kornelia, Nelia. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Kornelia rank as a registered name?
Where does Nelia rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Nelia short for Kornelia?
Yes - Nelia is a shortened form of Kornelia. Nelias are usually registered as Kornelia at birth.
When was the name Nelia most popular?
The full name Kornelia peaked in 2017, when 83 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Nelia itself peaked as a registered name in 2022, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Nelia?
There's no official count of people who go by Nelia, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 890 people registered as Kornelia born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Nelia.
How old is the typical Nelia?
Most people called Nelia are registered as Kornelia. Most living Kornelias are between 7 and 14; the most common age is about 9.
Is Nelia becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2017 peak.