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Nelo

Nelo is a masculine given name. It is used in Galician.

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Meaning & origin

How it developed

In Galician usage, Nelo is a diminutive of Manoel.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nelo through the years

Babies since 1880
19
19 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2023
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024619401960198020002025Highest share 19350.0
Nelo in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1935–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nelo’s family of names

In Galician usage, Nelo is a diminutive of Manoel.

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NeloManoelManuel

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

People named Nelo

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Modern

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Modern

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Greek · Modern

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Apollo is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Polish.

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Spanish · Nature

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Ancient Greek

Elio

Elio is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish and Italian.

63FamiliarRising fast

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Milo

“one who is merciful” · “a soldier”

78CommonRising

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Marcelo

“the little warrior”

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