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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 40 babies (rank #801 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

526

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
1996	17	#887
1997	29	#597
1998	17	#913
1999	16	#968
2000	18	#907
2001	18	#932
2002	18	#982
2003	15	#1,171
2004	15	#1,260
2005	21	#1,035
2006	25	#952
2007	26	#974
2008	35	#812
2009	30	#915
2010	23	#1,160
2011	31	#939
2012	40	#801
2013	33	#899
2014	36	#848
2015	23	#1,179
2016	40	#813