Nello vs Nelson

Side-by-side comparison of Nello and Nelson — 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

Nelson

Boy name · Rank #778

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Metric Nello Nelson
Current Rank #10950 #778
Total Births (all years) 937 79,398
Peak Year 1921 1959
Peak Year Births 53 1,083
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nello Nelson
1880ss — 849
1890ss — 920
1900ss — 1,064
1910ss 260 4,731
1920ss 279 6,927
1930ss 132 6,473
1940ss 67 7,823
1950ss 84 9,199
1960ss 43 8,561
1970ss 22 6,846
1980ss 16 7,008
1990ss — 7,163
2000ss 5 5,873
2010ss 18 4,267
2020ss 11 1,694

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nello Nelson
2014 — 409
2015 — 426
2016 6 431
2017 6 411
2018 6 374
2019 — 406
2020 — 388
2021 5 358
2022 — 315
2023 — 311
2024 6 322

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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