The baby name Nelson appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 1,302 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Nelson has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 103 |
| 1911 | 156 |
| 1912 | 362 |
| 1913 | 363 |
| 1914 | 542 |
| 1915 | 674 |
| 1916 | 688 |
| 1917 | 701 |
| 1918 | 787 |
| 1919 | 818 |
| 1920 | 834 |
| 1921 | 800 |
| 1922 | 765 |
| 1923 | 807 |
| 1924 | 868 |
| 1925 | 881 |
| 1926 | 791 |
| 1927 | 759 |
| 1928 | 769 |
| 1929 | 712 |
| 1930 | 752 |
| 1931 | 688 |
| 1932 | 717 |
| 1933 | 610 |
| 1934 | 666 |
| 1935 | 653 |
| 1936 | 714 |
| 1937 | 757 |
| 1938 | 888 |
| 1939 | 933 |
| 1940 | 994 |
| 1941 | 915 |
| 1942 | 996 |
| 1943 | 946 |
| 1944 | 822 |
| 1945 | 825 |
| 1946 | 794 |
| 1947 | 985 |
| 1948 | 1,013 |
| 1949 | 977 |
| 1950 | 984 |
| 1951 | 982 |
| 1952 | 1,000 |
| 1953 | 1,302 |
| 1954 | 1,064 |
| 1955 | 1,180 |
| 1956 | 1,133 |
| 1957 | 1,134 |
| 1958 | 1,136 |
| 1959 | 1,237 |
| 1960 | 1,146 |
| 1961 | 996 |
| 1962 | 1,066 |
| 1963 | 1,156 |
| 1964 | 874 |
| 1965 | 938 |
| 1966 | 764 |
| 1967 | 852 |
| 1968 | 824 |
| 1969 | 769 |
| 1970 | 768 |
| 1971 | 791 |
| 1972 | 636 |
| 1973 | 573 |
| 1974 | 663 |
| 1975 | 671 |
| 1976 | 778 |
| 1977 | 640 |
| 1978 | 666 |
| 1979 | 677 |
| 1980 | 667 |
| 1981 | 599 |
| 1982 | 597 |
| 1983 | 516 |
| 1984 | 552 |
| 1985 | 441 |
| 1986 | 736 |
| 1987 | 625 |
| 1988 | 622 |
| 1989 | 740 |
| 1990 | 767 |
| 1991 | 649 |
| 1992 | 751 |
| 1993 | 737 |
| 1994 | 715 |
| 1995 | 705 |
| 1996 | 591 |
| 1997 | 601 |
| 1998 | 649 |
| 1999 | 636 |
| 2000 | 592 |
| 2001 | 609 |
| 2002 | 588 |
| 2003 | 548 |
| 2004 | 665 |
| 2005 | 633 |
| 2006 | 632 |
| 2007 | 579 |
| 2008 | 541 |
| 2009 | 513 |
| 2010 | 459 |
| 2011 | 420 |
| 2012 | 488 |
| 2013 | 438 |
| 2014 | 392 |
| 2015 | 481 |
| 2016 | 536 |
| 2017 | 454 |
| 2018 | 393 |
| 2019 | 454 |
| 2020 | 341 |
| 2021 | 390 |
| 2022 | 279 |
| 2023 | 287 |
| 2024 | 267 |