for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Nelson name popularity in the United States
Nelson ranked #824 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 300 boys named Nelson.
SSA
1,084 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Nelson for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1913 to 2023
Boys
300100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Nelson in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 300 | #824 |
| 2024 | boys | 323 | #777 |
| 2023 | boys | 311 | #797 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 315 | #797 |
| 2022 | girls | 5 | #15306 |
| 2021 | boys | 358 | #722 |
| 2020 | boys | 388 | #670 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #15088 |
| 2019 | boys | 407 | #654 |
| 2019 | girls | 5 | #15539 |
| 2018 | boys | 374 | #671 |
Show full history (209 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 300 | #824 |
| 2024 | boys | 323 | #777 |
| 2023 | boys | 311 | #797 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 315 | #797 |
| 2022 | girls | 5 | #15306 |
| 2021 | boys | 358 | #722 |
| 2020 | boys | 388 | #670 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #15088 |
| 2019 | boys | 407 | #654 |
| 2019 | girls | 5 | #15539 |
| 2018 | boys | 374 | #671 |
| 2017 | boys | 411 | #631 |
| 2016 | boys | 431 | #621 |
| 2015 | boys | 426 | #626 |
| 2014 | boys | 409 | #645 |
| 2013 | boys | 442 | #581 |
| 2012 | boys | 466 | #558 |
| 2011 | boys | 457 | #556 |
| 2010 | boys | 447 | #568 |
| 2009 | boys | 520 | #519 |
| 2008 | boys | 551 | #497 |
| 2007 | boys | 584 | #467 |
| 2006 | boys | 605 | #448 |
| 2005 | boys | 595 | #441 |
| 2004 | boys | 574 | #450 |
| 2004 | girls | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | boys | 612 | #420 |
| 2002 | boys | 619 | #408 |
| 2001 | boys | 615 | #407 |
| 2000 | boys | 602 | #414 |
| 1999 | boys | 605 | #402 |
| 1999 | girls | 5 | #14411 |
| 1998 | boys | 615 | #397 |
| 1997 | boys | 619 | #387 |
| 1996 | boys | 621 | #377 |
| 1995 | boys | 681 | #356 |
| 1995 | girls | 6 | #11783 |
| 1994 | boys | 720 | #342 |
| 1994 | girls | 8 | #9586 |
| 1993 | boys | 761 | #333 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 | #11780 |
| 1992 | boys | 801 | #319 |
| 1992 | girls | 8 | #9491 |
| 1991 | boys | 810 | #318 |
| 1990 | boys | 931 | #279 |
| 1990 | girls | 5 | #12958 |
| 1989 | boys | 856 | #287 |
| 1989 | girls | 8 | #8761 |
| 1988 | boys | 758 | #300 |
| 1988 | girls | 9 | #7691 |
| 1987 | boys | 712 | #302 |
| 1987 | girls | 5 | #11325 |
| 1986 | boys | 714 | #293 |
| 1986 | girls | 9 | #7134 |
| 1985 | boys | 706 | #290 |
| 1984 | boys | 651 | #303 |
| 1984 | girls | 9 | #6810 |
| 1983 | boys | 630 | #312 |
| 1982 | boys | 658 | #302 |
| 1982 | girls | 6 | #9237 |
| 1981 | boys | 640 | #302 |
| 1981 | girls | 6 | #9110 |
| 1980 | boys | 684 | #297 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 | #9095 |
| 1979 | boys | 670 | #297 |
| 1979 | girls | 6 | #9010 |
| 1978 | boys | 680 | #285 |
| 1978 | girls | 5 | #9750 |
| 1977 | boys | 670 | #292 |
| 1977 | girls | 11 | #5532 |
| 1976 | boys | 731 | #266 |
| 1976 | girls | 7 | #7296 |
| 1975 | boys | 690 | #277 |
| 1975 | girls | 5 | #9067 |
| 1974 | boys | 675 | #278 |
| 1974 | girls | 11 | #5011 |
| 1973 | boys | 580 | #303 |
| 1973 | girls | 7 | #6666 |
| 1972 | boys | 620 | #300 |
| 1972 | girls | 12 | #4523 |
| 1971 | boys | 775 | #273 |
| 1971 | girls | 8 | #6006 |
| 1970 | boys | 756 | #278 |
| 1970 | girls | 12 | #4492 |
| 1969 | boys | 764 | #270 |
| 1969 | girls | 5 | #7471 |
| 1968 | boys | 764 | #261 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | boys | 789 | #255 |
| 1967 | girls | 7 | #5457 |
| 1966 | boys | 724 | #274 |
| 1966 | girls | 8 | #4866 |
| 1965 | boys | 815 | #259 |
| 1965 | girls | 5 | #6539 |
| 1964 | boys | 826 | #268 |
| 1963 | boys | 982 | #246 |
| 1962 | boys | 931 | #253 |
| 1962 | girls | 7 | #5293 |
| 1961 | boys | 951 | #253 |
| 1960 | boys | 1,016 | #250 |
| 1960 | girls | 5 | #6390 |
| 1959 | boys | 1,084 | #244 |
| 1958 | boys | 948 | #254 |
| 1958 | girls | 6 | #5408 |
| 1957 | boys | 942 | #250 |
| 1957 | girls | 7 | #4918 |
| 1956 | boys | 915 | #241 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 | #5952 |
| 1955 | boys | 914 | #235 |
| 1954 | boys | 947 | #228 |
| 1954 | girls | 5 | #5753 |
| 1953 | boys | 1,012 | #214 |
| 1952 | boys | 830 | #232 |
| 1951 | boys | 802 | #240 |
| 1950 | boys | 804 | #228 |
| 1949 | boys | 782 | #232 |
| 1949 | girls | 5 | #5244 |
| 1948 | boys | 814 | #227 |
| 1947 | boys | 814 | #224 |
| 1946 | boys | 740 | #222 |
| 1945 | boys | 696 | #206 |
| 1944 | boys | 715 | #207 |
| 1944 | girls | 7 | #3687 |
| 1943 | boys | 794 | #203 |
| 1943 | girls | 6 | #4196 |
| 1942 | boys | 870 | #181 |
| 1942 | girls | 8 | #3444 |
| 1941 | boys | 791 | #186 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 | #4420 |
| 1940 | boys | 807 | #182 |
| 1939 | boys | 801 | #178 |
| 1938 | boys | 795 | #182 |
| 1937 | boys | 661 | #194 |
| 1936 | boys | 631 | #195 |
| 1936 | girls | 13 | #2263 |
| 1935 | boys | 578 | #209 |
| 1935 | girls | 6 | #3742 |
| 1934 | boys | 569 | #214 |
| 1934 | girls | 7 | #3449 |
| 1933 | boys | 572 | #205 |
| 1933 | girls | 6 | #3753 |
| 1932 | boys | 629 | #204 |
| 1932 | girls | 6 | #3901 |
| 1931 | boys | 607 | #209 |
| 1931 | girls | 6 | #3848 |
| 1930 | boys | 630 | #209 |
| 1930 | girls | 7 | #3658 |
| 1929 | boys | 590 | #215 |
| 1929 | girls | 6 | #4053 |
| 1928 | boys | 681 | #201 |
| 1927 | boys | 673 | #206 |
| 1927 | girls | 13 | #2552 |
| 1926 | boys | 685 | #202 |
| 1926 | girls | 5 | #4851 |
| 1925 | boys | 738 | #186 |
| 1924 | boys | 753 | #188 |
| 1924 | girls | 9 | #3393 |
| 1923 | boys | 704 | #195 |
| 1922 | boys | 659 | #201 |
| 1922 | girls | 7 | #4011 |
| 1921 | boys | 704 | #194 |
| 1921 | girls | 8 | #3666 |
| 1920 | boys | 740 | #186 |
| 1920 | girls | 5 | #4975 |
| 1919 | boys | 682 | #187 |
| 1918 | boys | 664 | #190 |
| 1918 | girls | 6 | #4291 |
| 1917 | boys | 605 | #194 |
| 1917 | girls | 5 | #4594 |
| 1916 | boys | 619 | #188 |
| 1915 | boys | 606 | #184 |
| 1915 | girls | 5 | #4274 |
| 1914 | boys | 527 | #171 |
| 1913 | boys | 357 | #188 |
| 1913 | girls | 5 | #3187 |
| 1912 | boys | 349 | #166 |
| 1911 | boys | 180 | #175 |
| 1910 | boys | 142 | #189 |
| 1909 | boys | 113 | #193 |
| 1908 | boys | 112 | #189 |
| 1907 | boys | 129 | #167 |
| 1906 | boys | 100 | #180 |
| 1905 | boys | 126 | #160 |
| 1904 | boys | 81 | #202 |
| 1903 | boys | 93 | #175 |
| 1902 | boys | 78 | #201 |
| 1901 | boys | 97 | #159 |
| 1900 | boys | 135 | #154 |
| 1899 | boys | 107 | #145 |
| 1898 | boys | 112 | #151 |
| 1897 | boys | 104 | #149 |
| 1896 | boys | 86 | #190 |
| 1895 | boys | 108 | #142 |
| 1894 | boys | 76 | #194 |
| 1893 | boys | 72 | #199 |
| 1892 | boys | 98 | #161 |
| 1891 | boys | 86 | #152 |
| 1890 | boys | 71 | #190 |
| 1889 | boys | 80 | #168 |
| 1888 | boys | 85 | #175 |
| 1887 | boys | 62 | #195 |
| 1886 | boys | 78 | #176 |
| 1885 | boys | 83 | #160 |
| 1884 | boys | 89 | #154 |
| 1883 | boys | 79 | #160 |
| 1882 | boys | 104 | #134 |
| 1881 | boys | 90 | #137 |
| 1880 | boys | 99 | #137 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.