Nelly Furtado
There are approximately 1 people named Nelly Furtado living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nelly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Furtado. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Nelly
6.6K
Alive today
Named Furtado
6.3K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.6K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 29
Estimated bearers: 6.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #6,250
Per 100K: 1.85
Top ancestry: White (81.5%)
First name trend
Nelly: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nelly. The peak year was 2007 with 213 births. The average person named Nelly today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Furtado surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Furtado, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.5%.
- White81.5%
- Hispanic or Latino6.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Black or African American3.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nelly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0019% of the US population, based on 6,625 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Furtado appears at a rate of 1.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0019%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Nelly Furtado. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Nelly Furtado: questions and answers
How many people are named Nelly Furtado?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nelly Furtado. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0019%) with the surname frequency (1.85 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nelly Furtado?
We classify Nelly Furtado as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nelly a male or female name?
Nelly is predominantly female. Out of 7,689 total SSA registrations, 0.9% were male and 99.1% were female. See the full Nelly profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.