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Nels Name Popularity

How popular is the name Nels? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 841 7 0.0014%
1913 916 7 0.0012%
1914 770 19 0.0027%
1915 792 25 0.0028%
1916 764 30 0.0031%
1917 1,223 8 0.0008%
1918 695 46 0.0043%
1919 1,244 8 0.0008%
1920 1,072 15 0.0013%
1921 1,088 15 0.0013%
1922 1,036 17 0.0015%
1923 1,491 5 0.0004%
1924 1,226 10 0.0009%
1925 1,050 16 0.0014%
1926 1,328 7 0.0006%
1927 900 26 0.0023%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 1,137 11 0.0011%
1932 935 18 0.0018%
1933 1,068 11 0.0012%
1934 1,317 6 0.0006%
1935 1,273 6 0.0006%
1936 1,422 5 0.0005%
1937 1,068 11 0.0011%
1938 1,234 6 0.0006%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 1,438 5 0.0004%
1943 1,429 5 0.0004%
1944 1,391 5 0.0004%
1945 0 0%
1946 886 24 0.0016%
1947 1,034 17 0.001%
1948 1,351 6 0.0004%
1949 1,404 6 0.0004%
1950 0 0%
1951 1,195 10 0.0006%
1952 1,208 10 0.0006%
1953 1,284 8 0.0005%
1954 1,526 5 0.0003%
1955 1,061 18 0.001%
1956 1,252 10 0.0005%
1957 1,090 17 0.0009%
1958 1,140 14 0.0007%
1959 1,115 17 0.0009%
1960 1,504 5 0.0003%
1961 1,216 12 0.0006%
1962 1,410 6 0.0003%
1963 1,228 11 0.0006%
1964 1,504 5 0.0003%
1965 1,275 10 0.0006%
1966 1,123 14 0.0009%
1967 1,186 11 0.0007%
1968 1,438 6 0.0004%
1969 1,602 5 0.0003%
1970 1,786 5 0.0003%
1971 0 0%
1972 0 0%
1973 1,313 11 0.0008%
1974 0 0%
1975 0 0%
1976 1,635 7 0.0005%
1977 1,466 11 0.0008%
1978 0 0%
1979 2,064 5 0.0004%
1980 0 0%
1981 1,397 15 0.001%
1982 1,920 6 0.0004%
1983 2,086 5 0.0003%
1984 1,584 11 0.0007%
1985 0 0%
1986 0 0%
1987 2,353 5 0.0003%
1988 0 0%
1989 0 0%
1990 0 0%
1991 2,617 5 0.0003%
1992 0 0%
1993 0 0%
1994 0 0%
1995 0 0%
1996 2,712 5 0.0003%
1997 0 0%
1998 0 0%
1999 0 0%
2000 0 0%
2001 0 0%
2002 0 0%
2003 0 0%
2004 0 0%
2005 2,728 6 0.0004%
2006 0 0%
2007 0 0%
2008 0 0%
2009 0 0%
2010 2,732 6 0.0004%
2011 0 0%
2012 0 0%
2013 0 0%
2014 2,551 8 0.0005%
2015 0 0%
2016 2,805 5 0.0003%
2017 0 0%
2018 0 0%
2019 0 0%
2020 0 0%
2021 3,202 8 0.0007%
2022 3,241 9 0.0007%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Nels

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What names sound like Nels?

If you like how Nels sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nels.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Neils

Champion

Irish

Niels

Variant of Neil

Danish

Nils

People of victory

Greek


What names are similar to Nels?

Find a name that’s like Nels, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Beals

Handsome; meadow of peas

French

Celso

High, lofty

Latin

Delos

From Delos

Greek

Kelsy

English

Les

Holly garden; from Leicester

Scottish

Neal

“The champion,” from the Irish niadh.

Irish

Neale

Champion

Irish

Neall

Champion

Irish

Neel

Horn; champion

Latin

Neely

Horn

Latin

Neil

Champion

Scottish

Neile

Champion

Irish

Neill

Champion

Irish

Nelsen
Nelson

“The son of Nell or Neal,” from Nell or Neal and son.

English

Newsy

Newcomer

English

Niel

Champion

Irish

Nile

Champion

Irish

Niles

A variant form of Nicholas.

Irish

Nilos

People of victory

Greek

Noel

Christmas

French

Noll

Olive tree

Latin

Nyles

English

Wells

Wells

English


1 Comment

  1. Glad Nels is on this list – though it looks like the meaning is not here. It means champion on victor. I must be one of the 5 named on the chart in ’87! I named my firstborn son Nels as I have yet to meet anyone else with the name (though many people have said (“I have a relative with that name”). It will be epic when I meet one!


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