Trend of the Popularity of Nelson as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 322 male babies that were named Nelson in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Nelson peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 931 babies, which was 0.05% of the total male babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Nelson, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Nelson.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Nelson in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nelson in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Nelson from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Nelson as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	684	0.04
1981	640	0.04
1982	658	0.04
1983	630	0.04
1984	651	0.04
1985	706	0.04
1986	714	0.04
1987	711	0.04
1988	758	0.04
1989	856	0.04
1990	931	0.05
1991	810	0.04
1992	801	0.04
1993	761	0.04
1994	720	0.04
1995	681	0.04
1996	621	0.03
1997	619	0.03
1998	614	0.03
1999	605	0.03
2000	602	0.03
2001	615	0.03
2002	619	0.03
2003	612	0.03
2004	572	0.03
2005	594	0.03
2006	605	0.03
2007	584	0.03
2008	551	0.03
2009	519	0.03
2010	447	0.02
2011	456	0.02
2012	465	0.03
2013	442	0.02
2014	409	0.02
2015	426	0.02
2016	431	0.02
2017	411	0.02
2018	374	0.02
2019	406	0.02
2020	388	0.02
2021	358	0.02
2022	315	0.02
2023	311	0.02
2024	322	0.02