Nelson

Given to 80,140 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#824

recorded as boys

47 since 2024

Babies in 2025

300

boys 300

Peak year

1899

107 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

80,140

since 1880

Born a Nelson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Nelson was most popular in 1899, when 107 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 300 babies were named Nelson, ranking #824 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	300	824
2024	<5	—	323	777
2023	6	13462	311	797
2022	5	15306	315	797
2021	<5	—	358	722
2020	5	15088	388	670
2019	5	15539	407	654
2018	<5	—	374	671
2017	<5	—	411	631
2016	<5	—	431	621
2015	<5	—	426	626
2014	<5	—	409	645
2013	<5	—	442	581
2012	<5	—	466	558
2011	<5	—	457	556
2010	<5	—	447	568
2009	<5	—	520	519
2008	<5	—	551	497
2007	<5	—	584	467
2006	<5	—	605	448
2005	<5	—	595	441
2004	6	14179	574	450
2003	<5	—	612	420
2002	<5	—	619	408
2001	<5	—	615	407
2000	<5	—	602	414
1999	5	14411	605	402
1998	<5	—	615	397
1997	<5	—	619	387
1996	<5	—	621	377
1995	6	11783	681	356
1994	8	9586	720	342
1993	6	11780	761	333
1992	8	9491	801	319
1991	<5	—	810	318
1990	5	12958	931	279
1989	8	8761	856	287
1988	9	7691	758	300
1987	5	11325	712	302
1986	9	7134	714	293
1985	<5	—	706	290
1984	9	6810	651	303
1983	<5	—	630	312
1982	6	9237	658	302
1981	6	9110	640	302
1980	6	9095	684	297
1979	6	9010	670	297
1978	5	9750	680	285
1977	11	5532	670	292
1976	7	7296	731	266
1975	5	9067	690	277
1974	11	5011	675	278
1973	7	6666	580	303
1972	12	4523	620	300
1971	8	6006	775	273
1970	12	4492	756	278
1969	5	7471	764	270
1968	8	5147	764	261
1967	7	5457	789	255
1966	8	4866	724	274
1965	5	6539	815	259
1964	<5	—	826	268
1963	<5	—	982	246
1962	7	5293	931	253
1961	<5	—	951	253
1960	5	6390	1,016	250
1959	<5	—	1,084	244
1958	6	5408	948	254
1957	7	4918	942	250
1956	5	5952	915	241
1955	<5	—	914	235
1954	5	5753	947	228
1953	<5	—	1,012	214
1952	<5	—	830	232
1951	<5	—	802	240
1950	<5	—	804	228
1949	5	5244	782	232
1948	<5	—	814	227
1947	<5	—	814	224
1946	<5	—	740	222
1945	<5	—	696	206
1944	7	3687	715	207
1943	6	4196	794	203
1942	8	3444	870	181
1941	5	4420	791	186
1940	<5	—	807	182
1939	<5	—	801	178
1938	<5	—	795	182
1937	<5	—	661	194
1936	13	2263	631	195
1935	6	3742	578	209
1934	7	3449	569	214
1933	6	3753	572	205
1932	6	3901	629	204
1931	6	3848	607	209
1930	7	3658	630	209
1929	6	4053	590	215
1928	<5	—	681	201
1927	13	2552	673	206
1926	5	4851	685	202
1925	<5	—	738	186
1924	9	3393	753	188
1923	<5	—	704	195
1922	7	4011	659	201
1921	8	3666	704	194
1920	5	4975	740	186
1919	<5	—	682	187
1918	6	4291	664	190
1917	5	4594	605	194
1916	<5	—	619	188
1915	5	4274	606	184
1914	<5	—	527	171
1913	5	3187	357	188
1912	<5	—	349	166
1911	<5	—	180	175
1910	<5	—	142	189
1909	<5	—	113	193
1908	<5	—	112	189
1907	<5	—	129	167
1906	<5	—	100	180
1905	<5	—	126	160
1904	<5	—	81	202
1903	<5	—	93	175
1902	<5	—	78	201
1901	<5	—	97	159
1900	<5	—	135	154
1899	<5	—	107	145
1898	<5	—	112	151
1897	<5	—	104	149
1896	<5	—	86	190
1895	<5	—	108	142
1894	<5	—	76	194
1893	<5	—	72	199
1892	<5	—	98	161
1891	<5	—	86	152
1890	<5	—	71	190
1889	<5	—	80	168
1888	<5	—	85	175
1887	<5	—	62	195
1886	<5	—	78	176
1885	<5	—	83	160
1884	<5	—	89	154
1883	<5	—	79	160
1882	<5	—	104	134
1881	<5	—	90	137
1880	<5	—	99	137