Nelson

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Nelson is an English, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scandinavian given name, more commonly used as a surname. It is derived from a patronymic name created from the given name "Nell".

From Wikipedia

Nelson first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 91 babies (rank #297 that year). In 2024 it was given to 32 boys (rank #823). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nelson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nelson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,731

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Nelson

Nelson Mandelafreedom fighter · b. 1918
Nelson Aldrich Rockefellerphilanthropist · b. 1908
Nelson PiquetFormula One driver · b. 1952
Nelson Piquet Jr.Formula One driver · b. 1985
Nélson Luís Kerchnerassociation football player · b. 1962

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	91	#297
1992	81	#323
1993	90	#304
1994	62	#355
1995	91	#301
1996	69	#363
1997	60	#382
1998	61	#369
1999	53	#396
2000	47	#438
2001	46	#453
2002	53	#405
2003	54	#419
2004	41	#545
2005	47	#490
2006	44	#545
2007	32	#716
2008	36	#674
2009	34	#724
2010	40	#627
2011	45	#581
2012	50	#542
2013	49	#552
2014	54	#525
2015	39	#671
2016	43	#628
2017	58	#498
2018	33	#760
2019	45	#610
2020	34	#750
2021	38	#722
2022	37	#717
2023	42	#644
2024	32	#823