Nelson

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old English	Boy	son of a champion, son of Neil
Australian	Boy	Son of Neil / Nelson Bay
Brazilian	Boy	Son of Neil
Jamaican	Boy	Son of Neil

Fun Facts about the name Nelson

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Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Nelson

Popularity Analysis

The name Nelson first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1882 when it reached rank #136. As of 2024, it ranked #778.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	778	Male	0.0174%
2023	797	Male	0.0169%
2022	799	Male	0.0168%
2021	722	Male	0.0191%
2020	671	Male	0.0209%
2019	655	Male	0.0210%
2018	671	Male	0.0193%
2017	631	Male	0.0208%
2016	625	Male	0.0212%
2015	630	Male	0.0208%
2014	645	Male	0.0199%
2013	582	Male	0.0219%
2012	558	Male	0.0229%
2011	559	Male	0.0224%
2010	569	Male	0.0216%
2009	522	Male	0.0243%
2008	496	Male	0.0253%
2007	468	Male	0.0262%
2006	447	Male	0.0276%
2005	441	Male	0.0279%
2004	455	Male	0.0269%
2003	423	Male	0.0290%
2002	411	Male	0.0298%
2001	410	Male	0.0297%
2000	416	Male	0.0286%
1999	405	Male	0.0294%
1998	398	Male	0.0302%
1997	387	Male	0.0310%
1996	377	Male	0.0310%
1995	356	Male	0.0338%
1994	344	Male	0.0351%
1993	332	Male	0.0368%
1992	319	Male	0.0381%
1991	320	Male	0.0381%
1990	279	Male	0.0432%
1989	287	Male	0.0409%
1988	300	Male	0.0378%
1987	302	Male	0.0364%
1986	293	Male	0.0372%
1985	290	Male	0.0367%
1984	302	Male	0.0348%
1983	312	Male	0.0338%
1982	302	Male	0.0347%
1981	302	Male	0.0342%
1980	297	Male	0.0371%
1979	297	Male	0.0374%
1978	285	Male	0.0398%
1977	292	Male	0.0390%
1976	264	Male	0.0450%
1975	277	Male	0.0426%
1974	278	Male	0.0414%
1973	303	Male	0.0360%
1972	299	Male	0.0371%
1971	275	Male	0.0424%
1970	279	Male	0.0396%
1969	270	Male	0.0418%
1968	261	Male	0.0430%
1967	256	Male	0.0442%
1966	274	Male	0.0398%
1965	259	Male	0.0431%
1964	268	Male	0.0407%
1963	246	Male	0.0474%
1962	252	Male	0.0443%
1961	253	Male	0.0442%
1960	251	Male	0.0467%
1959	245	Male	0.0500%
1958	254	Male	0.0440%
1957	250	Male	0.0430%
1956	241	Male	0.0426%
1955	235	Male	0.0438%
1954	230	Male	0.0454%
1953	214	Male	0.0503%
1952	232	Male	0.0422%
1951	238	Male	0.0420%
1950	226	Male	0.0444%
1949	232	Male	0.0433%
1948	227	Male	0.0456%
1947	224	Male	0.0439%
1946	222	Male	0.0449%
1945	206	Male	0.0507%
1944	207	Male	0.0515%
1943	203	Male	0.0545%
1942	181	Male	0.0619%
1941	186	Male	0.0632%
1940	182	Male	0.0681%
1939	178	Male	0.0707%
1938	182	Male	0.0700%
1937	195	Male	0.0604%
1936	195	Male	0.0593%
1935	209	Male	0.0542%
1934	215	Male	0.0534%
1933	205	Male	0.0560%
1932	205	Male	0.0583%
1931	208	Male	0.0569%
1930	209	Male	0.0558%
1929	215	Male	0.0532%
1928	201	Male	0.0595%
1927	206	Male	0.0580%
1926	202	Male	0.0598%
1925	188	Male	0.0638%
1924	188	Male	0.0648%
1923	196	Male	0.0618%
1922	201	Male	0.0588%
1921	194	Male	0.0620%
1920	187	Male	0.0673%
1919	189	Male	0.0670%
1918	190	Male	0.0633%
1917	194	Male	0.0631%
1916	188	Male	0.0670%
1915	184	Male	0.0689%
1914	171	Male	0.0771%
1913	188	Male	0.0666%
1912	166	Male	0.0773%
1911	176	Male	0.0742%
1910	189	Male	0.0681%
1909	193	Male	0.0639%
1908	189	Male	0.0673%
1907	168	Male	0.0813%
1906	182	Male	0.0694%
1905	160	Male	0.0880%
1904	204	Male	0.0585%
1903	179	Male	0.0719%
1902	202	Male	0.0588%
1901	159	Male	0.0839%
1900	154	Male	0.0832%
1899	147	Male	0.0929%
1898	153	Male	0.0848%
1897	150	Male	0.0853%
1896	191	Male	0.0666%
1895	143	Male	0.0853%
1894	197	Male	0.0608%
1893	200	Male	0.0595%
1892	161	Male	0.0745%
1891	155	Male	0.0787%
1890	191	Male	0.0593%
1889	170	Male	0.0672%
1888	175	Male	0.0654%
1887	195	Male	0.0567%
1886	176	Male	0.0655%
1885	160	Male	0.0716%
1884	154	Male	0.0725%
1883	161	Male	0.0702%
1882	136	Male	0.0852%
1881	138	Male	0.0831%
1880	138	Male	0.0836%

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