Discover the history of the name Nelson. See total birth counts since 1880, gender trends, and year-by-year data for the name Nelson on BabyNamesData.com.
The name Nelson has been given to a total of 79398 baby boys in the United States since records began in 1880. In 2024, there were 322 recorded instances of the name.
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Historical Year-by-Year Record
In 1880, there were 99 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1881, there were 90 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1882, there were 104 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1883, there were 79 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1884, there were 89 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1885, there were 83 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1886, there were 78 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1887, there were 62 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1888, there were 85 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1889, there were 80 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1890, there were 71 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1891, there were 86 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1892, there were 98 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1893, there were 72 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1894, there were 76 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1895, there were 108 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1896, there were 86 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1897, there were 104 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1898, there were 112 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1899, there were 107 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1900, there were 135 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1901, there were 97 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1902, there were 78 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1903, there were 93 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1904, there were 81 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1905, there were 126 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1906, there were 100 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1907, there were 129 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1908, there were 112 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1909, there were 113 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1910, there were 142 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1911, there were 180 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1912, there were 349 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1913, there were 357 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1914, there were 527 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1915, there were 606 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1916, there were 619 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1917, there were 605 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1918, there were 664 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1919, there were 682 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1920, there were 740 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1921, there were 704 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1922, there were 659 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1923, there were 704 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1924, there were 753 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1925, there were 738 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1926, there were 685 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1927, there were 673 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1928, there were 681 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1929, there were 590 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1930, there were 630 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1931, there were 607 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1932, there were 629 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1933, there were 572 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1934, there were 569 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1935, there were 578 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1936, there were 631 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1937, there were 661 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1938, there were 795 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1939, there were 801 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1940, there were 807 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1941, there were 791 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1942, there were 870 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1943, there were 794 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1944, there were 715 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1945, there were 695 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1946, there were 741 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1947, there were 814 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1948, there were 814 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1949, there were 782 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1950, there were 804 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1951, there were 803 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1952, there were 829 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1953, there were 1012 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1954, there were 947 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1955, there were 914 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1956, there were 915 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1957, there were 942 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1958, there were 950 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1959, there were 1083 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1960, there were 1016 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1961, there were 950 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1962, there were 932 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1963, there were 981 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1964, there were 826 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1965, there were 815 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1966, there were 724 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1967, there were 789 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1968, there were 764 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1969, there were 764 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1970, there were 756 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1971, there were 774 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1972, there were 620 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1973, there were 580 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1974, there were 675 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1975, there were 690 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1976, there were 731 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1977, there were 670 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1978, there were 680 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1979, there were 670 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1980, there were 684 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1981, there were 640 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1982, there were 658 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1983, there were 630 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1984, there were 651 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1985, there were 706 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1986, there were 714 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1987, there were 711 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1988, there were 758 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1989, there were 856 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1990, there were 931 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1991, there were 810 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1992, there were 801 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1993, there were 761 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1994, there were 720 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1995, there were 681 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1996, there were 621 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1997, there were 619 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1998, there were 614 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 1999, there were 605 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2000, there were 602 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2001, there were 615 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2002, there were 619 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2003, there were 612 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2004, there were 572 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2005, there were 594 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2006, there were 605 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2007, there were 584 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2008, there were 551 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2009, there were 519 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2010, there were 447 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2011, there were 456 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2012, there were 465 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2013, there were 442 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2014, there were 409 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2015, there were 426 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2016, there were 431 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2017, there were 411 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2018, there were 374 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2019, there were 406 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2020, there were 388 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2021, there were 358 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2022, there were 315 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2023, there were 311 babies with the name Nelson recorded.
In 2024, there were 322 babies with the name Nelson recorded.