Nelson

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Nelson is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 79,829 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 79,398 as boys and 431 as girls. Nelson gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #808 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 322
2023 317
2022 320
2021 358
2020 393
2019 411
2018 374
2017 411
2016 431
2015 426
2014 409
2013 442
2012 465
2011 456
2010 447
2009 519
2008 551
2007 584
2006 605
2005 594
2004 578
2003 612
2002 619
2001 615
2000 602
1999 610
1998 614
1997 619
1996 621
1995 687
1994 728
1993 767
1992 809
1991 810
1990 936
1989 864
1988 767
1987 716
1986 723
1985 706
1984 660
1983 630
1982 664
1981 646
1980 690
1979 676
1978 685
1977 681
1976 738
1975 695
1974 686
1973 587
1972 632
1971 782
1970 768
1969 769
1968 772
1967 796
1966 732
1965 820
1964 826
1963 981
1962 939
1961 950
1960 1,021
1959 1,083
1958 956
1957 949
1956 920
1955 914
1954 952
1953 1,012
1952 829
1951 803
1950 804
1949 787
1948 814
1947 814
1946 741
1945 695
1944 722
1943 800
1942 878
1941 796
1940 807
1939 801
1938 795
1937 661
1936 644
1935 584
1934 576
1933 578
1932 635
1931 613
1930 637
1929 596
1928 681
1927 686
1926 690
1925 738
1924 762
1923 704
1922 666
1921 712
1920 745
1919 682
1918 670
1917 610
1916 619
1915 611
1914 527
1913 362
1912 349
1911 180
1910 142
1909 113
1908 112
1907 129
1906 100
1905 126
1904 81
1903 93
1902 78
1901 97
1900 135
1899 107
1898 112
1897 104
1896 86
1895 108
1894 76
1893 72
1892 98
1891 86
1890 71
1889 80
1888 85
1887 62
1886 78
1885 83
1884 89
1883 79
1882 104
1881 90
1880 99