Nelse vs Nelson

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

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Nelse

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Name B

Nelson

Boy name · Rank #778

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Metric Nelse Nelson
Current Rank Unranked #778
Total Births (all years) 28 79,398
Peak Year 1913 1959
Peak Year Births 6 1,083
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nelse Nelson
1880ss — 849
1890ss — 920
1900ss — 1,064
1910ss 6 4,731
1920ss 12 6,927
1930ss 5 6,473
1940ss — 7,823
1950ss 5 9,199
1960ss — 8,561
1970ss — 6,846
1980ss — 7,008
1990ss — 7,163
2000ss — 5,873
2010ss — 4,267
2020ss — 1,694

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nelse Nelson
2014 — 409
2015 — 426
2016 — 431
2017 — 411
2018 — 374
2019 — 406
2020 — 388
2021 — 358
2022 — 315
2023 — 311
2024 — 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, 1913–1953.

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