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Nelson

Boy English #797 in 2023

Nelson is a boy name of English origin.

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Meaning of Nelson

In the United States, also an Anglicisation of - surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

Popularity of Nelson

Popularity, 1880–2023
311 births in 2023
1880 2023

79,076 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year
1959
1,083 babies
First recorded
1880
Earliest SSA data
Recent trend
Steady
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.