Boys' name · since 1935
Nelo
Nelo has 19 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1935
- 2020s
- peak decade
19 boys have been named Nelo since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nelo recorded 19 times among boys since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2023.
- #29,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 1935
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelo ranks #29,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1935, peaking in the 2020s.
- #29,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1935
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nelo's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nelo splits its recorded history at 2017: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Nelo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (8 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Nelo's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8 births (42% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nelo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.