Nelli
Nelli is a female given name: 98% of people named Nelli are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 221 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nelli
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nelli," in English, "Guten Tag Nelli," in German. Nelli is a female given name: about 98% of people named Nelli are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nelli,
German
Guten Tag Nelli,
French
Bonjour Nelli,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nelli:
Chinese
Nelli您好：
Japanese
Nelli様
English
Hi Nelli,
German
Hi Nelli,
French
Salut Nelli,
Spanish
Hola Nelli,
Chinese
Nelli你好：
Japanese
Nelliさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 221 female · 221 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nelli a male or female name?
Nelli is a female given name: 98% of people named Nelli are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Nelli in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nelli," in English, "Guten Tag Nelli," in German. Nelli is a female given name: about 98% of people named Nelli are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nelli a unisex name?
Nelli is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Nelli are men. Nelli leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nelli a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nelli (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nelli,
title = {Is Nelli a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nelli},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}