Baby Name Popularity by Year

Boys - Nelson

If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.

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Please type in a name and select a gender to see how many babies were born each year in the United States with that name. The information will also be displayed in a graph for easy viewing.

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YearNelson
2017407
2016431
2015420
2014407
2013440
2012464
2011452
2010441
2009509
2008549
2007577
2006599
2005590
2004565
2003607
2002614
2001613
2000597
1999596
1998609
1997618
1996620
1995679
1994715
1993760
1992797
1991805
1990926
1989854
1988754
1987710
1986714
1985706
1984651
1983628
1982653
1981638
1980686
1979669
1978681
1977666
1976733
1975691
1974672
1973578
1972620
1971773
1970752
1969765
1968761
1967788
1966725
1965815
1964825
1963978
1962932
1961953
19601,011
19591,081
1958950
1957939
1956913
1955914
1954934
19531,004
1952835
1951798
1950809
1949778
1948808
1947811
1946741
1945695
1944714
1943789
1942873
1941791
1940807
1939800
1938794
1937660
1936632
1935577
1934568
1933573
1932626
1931608
1930629
1929589
1928679
1927673
1926685
1925731
1924762
1923699
1922663
1921700
1920744
1919680
1918665
1917607
1916619
1915606
1914527
1913357
1912348
1911179
1910142
1909113
1908112
1907129
1906100
1905126
190481
190393
190278
190197
1900135
1899107
1898112
1897104
189686
1895108
189476
189372
189298
189187
189070
188980
188885
188762
188678
188583
188489
188379
1882104
188190
188099