Nels Name Popularity

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How popular is Nels?

The rare name Nels was the 7,414th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nels, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #309 in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 65 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nels was 7 in 2013.

Nels, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1915, 1943-1946, and 2006-2009, whereas 1893-1897, 1990-1994, and 2016-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Nels popularity headed?

Nels's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Nels's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Nels lately has risen.

The name Nels is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Nels (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	7,414
2017		16	5,694
2016		15	5,957
2015		14	6,198
2014		21	4,644
2013		7	10,394
2012		11	7,388
2011		12	6,871
2010		17	5,402
2009		16	5,730
2008		10	8,104
2007		12	6,954
2006		7	10,331
2005		15	5,489
2004		12	6,403
2003		9	7,655
2002		10	6,899
2001		14	5,314
2000		14	5,239
1999		8	7,654
1998		13	5,091
1997		14	4,612
1996		19	3,633
1995		11	5,403
1994		12	5,027
1993		18	3,599
1992		17	3,698
1991		17	3,574
1990		23	2,838
1989		25	2,589
1988		15	3,472
1987		22	2,530
1986		22	2,480
1985		18	2,790
1984		27	2,020
1983		20	2,470
1982		41	1,531
1981		31	1,848
1980		43	1,464
1979		28	1,928
1978		22	2,177
1977		27	1,889
1976		37	1,492
1975		21	2,184
1974		29	1,684
1973		32	1,532
1972		23	1,909
1971		28	1,699
1970		29	1,602
1969		33	1,410
1968		24	1,633
1967		33	1,332
1966		41	1,176
1965		32	1,373
1964		27	1,531
1963		38	1,271
1962		31	1,419
1961		46	1,166
1960		38	1,287
1959		43	1,190
1958		42	1,199
1957		43	1,195
1956		51	1,063
1955		55	1,019
1954		36	1,261
1953		48	1,052
1952		46	1,077
1951		44	1,091
1950		45	1,058
1949		41	1,107
1948		36	1,211
1947		36	1,226
1946		46	1,010
1945		26	1,320
1944		35	1,129
1943		36	1,150
1942		35	1,186
1941		23	1,436
1940		35	1,124
1939		31	1,188
1938		28	1,270
1937		38	1,052
1936		30	1,218
1935		26	1,343
1934		32	1,185
1933		40	1,027
1932		24	1,455
1931		42	1,045
1930		26	1,451
1929		26	1,437
1928		32	1,287
1927		52	973
1926		39	1,154
1925		47	1,008
1924		37	1,200
1923		38	1,170
1922		38	1,174
1921		45	1,056
1920		44	1,061
1919		34	1,223
1918		65	813
1917		46	952
1916		58	818
1915		56	821
1914		45	791
1913		39	753
1912		30	814
1911		18	784
1910		11	1,024
1909		11	938
1908		13	769
1907		16	655
1906		11	790
1905		14	657
1904		7	1,034
1903		9	826
1902		14	607
1901		8	832
1900		8	1,021
1899		14	541
1898		19	481
1897		14	576
1896		21	434
1895		20	449
1894		20	432
1893		32	310
1892		19	456
1891		18	425
1890		15	503
1889		17	456
1888		32	323
1887		19	385
1886		15	485
1885		20	407
1884		32	309
1883		19	410
1882		26	353
1881		18	407
1880		12	553

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.