Nelson
In 2025, Nelson had a published SSA count of 300 in the boys series and ranked 824 among names in that series.
Rank
#824
Count
300
Year
2025
Trend
Falling
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
0.5%
1913–2023 · 431 total across published yearly counts
boys series
99.5%
1880–2025 · 80K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1959
Peak Count
1K
Change Since Peak
-72.3%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
-22.7%
10-Year Change
-29.6%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 300 |
| 2024 | boys | 323 |
| 2023 | boys | 311 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 |
| 2022 | boys | 315 |
| 2022 | girls | 5 |
| 2021 | boys | 358 |
| 2020 | boys | 388 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 |
| 2019 | boys | 407 |
| 2019 | girls | 5 |
| 2018 | boys | 374 |
| 2017 | boys | 411 |
| 2016 | boys | 431 |
| 2015 | boys | 426 |
| 2014 | boys | 409 |
| 2013 | boys | 442 |
| 2012 | boys | 466 |
| 2011 | boys | 457 |
| 2010 | boys | 447 |
| 2009 | boys | 520 |
| 2008 | boys | 551 |
| 2007 | boys | 584 |
| 2006 | boys | 605 |
| 2005 | boys | 595 |
| 2004 | boys | 574 |
| 2004 | girls | 6 |
| 2003 | boys | 612 |
| 2002 | boys | 619 |
| 2001 | boys | 615 |
| 2000 | boys | 602 |
| 1999 | boys | 605 |
| 1999 | girls | 5 |
| 1998 | boys | 615 |
| 1997 | boys | 619 |
| 1996 | boys | 621 |
| 1995 | boys | 681 |
| 1995 | girls | 6 |
| 1994 | boys | 720 |
| 1994 | girls | 8 |
| 1993 | boys | 761 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 |
| 1992 | boys | 801 |
| 1992 | girls | 8 |
| 1991 | boys | 810 |
| 1990 | boys | 931 |
| 1990 | girls | 5 |
| 1989 | boys | 856 |
| 1989 | girls | 8 |
| 1988 | boys | 758 |
| 1988 | girls | 9 |
| 1987 | boys | 712 |
| 1987 | girls | 5 |
| 1986 | boys | 714 |
| 1986 | girls | 9 |
| 1985 | boys | 706 |
| 1984 | boys | 651 |
| 1984 | girls | 9 |
| 1983 | boys | 630 |
| 1982 | boys | 658 |
| 1982 | girls | 6 |
| 1981 | boys | 640 |
| 1981 | girls | 6 |
| 1980 | boys | 684 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 |
| 1979 | boys | 670 |
| 1979 | girls | 6 |
| 1978 | boys | 680 |
| 1978 | girls | 5 |
| 1977 | boys | 670 |
| 1977 | girls | 11 |
| 1976 | boys | 731 |
| 1976 | girls | 7 |
| 1975 | boys | 690 |
| 1975 | girls | 5 |
| 1974 | boys | 675 |
| 1974 | girls | 11 |
| 1973 | boys | 580 |
| 1973 | girls | 7 |
| 1972 | boys | 620 |
| 1972 | girls | 12 |
| 1971 | boys | 775 |
| 1971 | girls | 8 |
| 1970 | boys | 756 |
| 1970 | girls | 12 |
| 1969 | boys | 764 |
| 1969 | girls | 5 |
| 1968 | boys | 764 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 |
| 1967 | boys | 789 |
| 1967 | girls | 7 |
| 1966 | boys | 724 |
| 1966 | girls | 8 |
| 1965 | boys | 815 |
| 1965 | girls | 5 |
| 1964 | boys | 826 |
| 1963 | boys | 982 |
| 1962 | boys | 931 |
| 1962 | girls | 7 |
| 1961 | boys | 951 |
| 1960 | boys | 1K |
| 1960 | girls | 5 |
| 1959 | boys | 1K |
| 1958 | boys | 948 |
| 1958 | girls | 6 |
| 1957 | boys | 942 |
| 1957 | girls | 7 |
| 1956 | boys | 915 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 |
| 1955 | boys | 914 |
| 1954 | boys | 947 |
| 1954 | girls | 5 |
| 1953 | boys | 1K |
| 1952 | boys | 830 |
| 1951 | boys | 802 |
| 1950 | boys | 804 |
| 1949 | boys | 782 |
| 1949 | girls | 5 |
| 1948 | boys | 814 |
| 1947 | boys | 814 |
| 1946 | boys | 740 |
| 1945 | boys | 696 |
| 1944 | boys | 715 |
| 1944 | girls | 7 |
| 1943 | boys | 794 |
| 1943 | girls | 6 |
| 1942 | boys | 870 |
| 1942 | girls | 8 |
| 1941 | boys | 791 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 |
| 1940 | boys | 807 |
| 1939 | boys | 801 |
| 1938 | boys | 795 |
| 1937 | boys | 661 |
| 1936 | boys | 631 |
| 1936 | girls | 13 |
| 1935 | boys | 578 |
| 1935 | girls | 6 |
| 1934 | boys | 569 |
| 1934 | girls | 7 |
| 1933 | boys | 572 |
| 1933 | girls | 6 |
| 1932 | boys | 629 |
| 1932 | girls | 6 |
| 1931 | boys | 607 |
| 1931 | girls | 6 |
| 1930 | boys | 630 |
| 1930 | girls | 7 |
| 1929 | boys | 590 |
| 1929 | girls | 6 |
| 1928 | boys | 681 |
| 1927 | boys | 673 |
| 1927 | girls | 13 |
| 1926 | boys | 685 |
| 1926 | girls | 5 |
| 1925 | boys | 738 |
| 1924 | boys | 753 |
| 1924 | girls | 9 |
| 1923 | boys | 704 |
| 1922 | boys | 659 |
| 1922 | girls | 7 |
| 1921 | boys | 704 |
| 1921 | girls | 8 |
| 1920 | boys | 740 |
| 1920 | girls | 5 |
| 1919 | boys | 682 |
| 1918 | boys | 664 |
| 1918 | girls | 6 |
| 1917 | boys | 605 |
| 1917 | girls | 5 |
| 1916 | boys | 619 |
| 1915 | boys | 606 |
| 1915 | girls | 5 |
| 1914 | boys | 527 |
| 1913 | boys | 357 |
| 1913 | girls | 5 |
| 1912 | boys | 349 |
| 1911 | boys | 180 |
| 1910 | boys | 142 |
| 1909 | boys | 113 |
| 1908 | boys | 112 |
| 1907 | boys | 129 |
| 1906 | boys | 100 |
| 1905 | boys | 126 |
| 1904 | boys | 81 |
| 1903 | boys | 93 |
| 1902 | boys | 78 |
| 1901 | boys | 97 |
| 1900 | boys | 135 |
| 1899 | boys | 107 |
| 1898 | boys | 112 |
| 1897 | boys | 104 |
| 1896 | boys | 86 |
| 1895 | boys | 108 |
| 1894 | boys | 76 |
| 1893 | boys | 72 |
| 1892 | boys | 98 |
| 1891 | boys | 86 |
| 1890 | boys | 71 |
| 1889 | boys | 80 |
| 1888 | boys | 85 |
| 1887 | boys | 62 |
| 1886 | boys | 78 |
| 1885 | boys | 83 |
| 1884 | boys | 89 |
| 1883 | boys | 79 |
| 1882 | boys | 104 |
| 1881 | boys | 90 |
| 1880 | boys | 99 |