Nello vs Nels

Side-by-side comparison of Nello and Nels — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nello

Boy name · Rank #10950

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Name B

Nels

Boy name · Rank #5224

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Metric Nello Nels
Current Rank #10950 #5224
Total Births (all years) 937 3,819
Peak Year 1921 1918
Peak Year Births 53 65
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nello Nels
1880ss — 210
1890ss — 192
1900ss — 111
1910ss 260 402
1920ss 279 398
1930ss 132 317
1940ss 67 349
1950ss 84 454
1960ss 43 343
1970ss 22 276
1980ss 16 264
1990ss — 152
2000ss 5 119
2010ss 18 137
2020ss 11 95

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nello Nels
2014 — 21
2015 — 14
2016 6 15
2017 6 16
2018 6 11
2019 — 13
2020 — 16
2021 5 23
2022 — 19
2023 — 19
2024 6 18

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1911–2024.

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