Fun Facts and Stats About Names Dog names, cat names, and humans too: Facts and Stats about the Dog name Nelly from 2K+ adoptable Dogs across the U.S. that need homes Now! data last updated: 03/30/26 - Dig In Most adoptable Dogs with the the name nelly live in the state of Minnesota. 40.0% live in Minnesota, 20.0% live in North Carolina, South Dakota and California If you want to stand out take your Dog to New Hampshire (None live there). The majority of Dogs with the name Nelly are in the Toy group Is Nelly generally a male or female name? ♀♀♀♀♀ ♂ Nelly is undeniably a female Dog name. 99.99% of all Nelly in the US are female whereas barely 0.01% are male. FEMALEMALE If you're a Dog and your name is Nelly you are most likelyA Chihuahua 32.26% of all Dogs named Nelly are Chihuahua 9.68% are Pit Bull Terrier 7.53% are Labrador Retriever 7.53% are German Shepherd Dog 5.38% are Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler Nelly is a moderately popular Dog name. Nelly is currently the 474th most popular Dog name in the United States. it reached its peak popularity as the 172nd most common Dog name in Oct. In recent months, the name has lost some of its popularity. Cool fact: South Dakota is the state with the highest per capita adoptable Dogs named nelly Check out the per capita popularity of Dogs named nelly for each state in the map below. Is the Dog name nelly only for Dogs? Nope The first name nelly is a human name & There is also a Cat named nelly Did you enjoy this page? Share it! Facebook Twitter Tumblr Reddit And check out more names: Da Bishop Boston Prissy