Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nelson

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

1,083

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

70.3%

2024

322

All-time

79,398

Nelson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 1,083 boys were named Nelson.

In 2024, only 322 boys were given the name.

Down 70.3% from its peak.

All told, about 79,398 Americans have been named Nelson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Nelson? Browse books about the name Nelson on Amazon.