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Nels is a given name of Scandinavian origin for a boy. There have been 3,819 people born with this name in the United States since 1880. Nels gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #4,977 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 18
2023 19
2022 19
2021 23
2020 16
2019 13
2018 11
2017 16
2016 15
2015 14
2014 21
2013 7
2012 11
2011 12
2010 17
2009 16
2008 10
2007 12
2006 7
2005 15
2004 12
2003 9
2002 10
2001 14
2000 14
1999 8
1998 13
1997 14
1996 19
1995 11
1994 12
1993 18
1992 17
1991 17
1990 23
1989 25
1988 15
1987 22
1986 22
1985 18
1984 27
1983 20
1982 41
1981 31
1980 43
1979 28
1978 22
1977 27
1976 37
1975 21
1974 29
1973 32
1972 23
1971 28
1970 29
1969 33
1968 24
1967 33
1966 41
1965 32
1964 27
1963 38
1962 31
1961 46
1960 38
1959 43
1958 42
1957 43
1956 51
1955 55
1954 36
1953 48
1952 46
1951 45
1950 45
1949 41
1948 36
1947 36
1946 46
1945 26
1944 35
1943 36
1942 35
1941 23
1940 35
1939 31
1938 28
1937 38
1936 30
1935 26
1934 32
1933 40
1932 24
1931 42
1930 26
1929 26
1928 32
1927 52
1926 39
1925 47
1924 37
1923 38
1922 38
1921 45
1920 44
1919 34
1918 65
1917 46
1916 58
1915 56
1914 45
1913 39
1912 30
1911 18
1910 11
1909 11
1908 13
1907 16
1906 11
1905 14
1904 7
1903 9
1902 14
1901 8
1900 8
1899 14
1898 19
1897 14
1896 21
1895 20
1894 20
1893 32
1892 19
1891 18
1890 15
1889 17
1888 32
1887 19
1886 15
1885 20
1884 32
1883 19
1882 26
1881 18
1880 12