Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nels

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nels
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

72.3%

2024

All-time

3,819

Nels is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 65 boys were named Nels.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,819 Americans have been named Nels and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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