Nels Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Nels: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 3,841 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

3,841

Peak year

1918 #813

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

+42.3%

In the 1910s · Most used in MN in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	12	#6878
2012	11	#7394
2013	7	#10407
2014	21	#4653
2015	14	#6212
2016	15	#5974
2017	16	#5709
2018	11	#7470
2019	13	#6674
2020	16	#5625
2021	23	#4454
2022	19	#5163
2023	19	#5193
2024	18	#5380
2025	22	#4656

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1918

Names from the same era

Frank · 1918 Walter · 1918 Harry · 1918 Francis · 1918 Lloyd · 1918 Lester · 1918 Elmer · 1918 Sam · 1918 Ben · 1918 Julius · 1918

Names similar to Nels

Nelsy Girls Nelsa Girls Nelse Boys Nelsi Girls Nelson Boys Nelson Girls Nel Girls Nelsie Girls Nell Girls Nely Girls Nela Girls Neli Girls

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