The baby name Nels appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 77 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Nels has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 45 |
| 1916 | 57 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 77 |
| 1919 | 8 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1922 | 17 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 45 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 30 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1949 | 12 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 10 |
| 1955 | 21 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 17 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 |