Nelly dog name
We found 1,805 dogs named Nelly in the public pet registers of 20 places. Combining all places, Nelly is the #631 dog name. Almost all dogs named Nelly are female.
🐱 Nelly is also a cat name (#609 for cats, 13 cats).
Nelly as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #82 in top 100 | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Allegheny County United States | #884 of 51,228 | 69 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #769 of 34,500 | 72 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #330 of 10,500 | 24 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #2,466 of 8,191 | 1 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1,457 of 4,586 | 1 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #1,926 of 4,375 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #494 of 4,602 | 4 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #369 of 3,045 | 4 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #237 of 2,965 | 6 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #390 of 2,906 | 3 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #170 of 3,446 | 5 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #458 of 2,588 | 2 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #302 of 1,974 | 3 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #410 of 2,062 | 2 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #585 of 2,347 | 1 | 2018 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Nelly. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
159 female and 10 male dogs named Nelly, in the places that record sex.
Nelly over the years
Dogs named Nelly per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Nelly
Compared to all dogs, Nelly is especially common among Pit Bulls (2.0×).
Based on 146 dogs named Nelly with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Nelly as a baby name
Nelly was the #1291 girls' name in the US in 2025 (173 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #189 for girls in Norway, #221 for girls in Sweden, #230 for girls in Israel and #259 for girls in Poland. See Nelly as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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