Fun Facts and Stats About Names Dog names, cat names, and humans too: Facts and Stats about the Cat name Nelly from 6K+ adoptable Cats across the U.S. that need homes Now! data last updated: 12/28/25 - Dig In Most adoptable Cats with the the name nelly live in the state of South Carolina and California. 50.0% live in South Carolina and California, If you want to stand out take your Cat to New Hampshire (None live there). Is Nelly commonly a male or female name? ♀♀♀♀♀ ♂ Nelly is without doubt a female Cat name. 99.99% of all Nelly in the United States are female whereas barely 0.01% are male. FEMALEMALE If you're a Cat and your name is Nelly you are most likelyA Domestic Short Hair 84.62% of all Cats named Nelly are Domestic Short Hair 2.56% are Domestic Long Hair 2.56% are Calico 2.56% are Tabby 2.56% are Domestic Medium Hair Nelly is a moderately popular Cat name. Nelly is currently the 382nd most popular Cat name in the USA. it reached its peak popularity as the 298th most common Cat name in Nov. In recent months, the name has become less popular. Fun fact: South Carolina is the state with the highest per capita adoptable Cats named nelly Check out the per capita popularity of Cats named nelly for each state in the map below. Is the Cat name nelly only for Cats? Nope The first name nelly is a human name & There is also a Dog named nelly Did you enjoy this page? Share it! Facebook Twitter Tumblr Reddit And check out more names: Rachael Billy Rachael Bruce