Nels vs Nello

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

Name A

Nels

Boy name · Rank #5243

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Name B

Nello

Boy name · Rank #11000

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Nels Nello
Current Rank #5243 #11000
Total Births (all years) 3,841 937
Peak Year 1918 1921
Peak Year Births 65 53
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Nels Nello
1880s 210 -
1890s 192 -
1900s 111 -
1910s 402 260
1920s 398 279
1930s 317 132
1940s 349 67
1950s 454 84
1960s 343 43
1970s 276 22
1980s 264 16
1990s 152 -
2000s 119 5
2010s 137 18
2020s 117 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nels Nello
2014 21 -
2015 14 -
2016 15 6
2017 16 6
2018 11 6
2019 13 -
2020 16 -
2021 23 5
2022 19 -
2023 19 -
2024 18 6
2025 22 -

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, 1880–2025.

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