Around the globe, Nelen (Nelen 
, Нелен 
, Нелень ) is a rare largely girly, but infrequently male forename. The forename Nelen is habitual in Philippines, where it is a rare principally girly, but very seldom masculine name, Belgium, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Philippines, India, and Nigeria. More frequently, Nelen is the last name as well as the forename.