Names / Girl names
Nebula
Current rank
#10,677
and rising
All-time peak
#5,924
in 2022
First recorded
2011
in U.S. data
Children named
132
since 2011
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,924 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Nebula makes its debut in American naming records in 2011, where it reads as a girls' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 132 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.