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Nelson

Rooted in English, Nelson is a boy's name that means "English patronymic". It has faded some since the 1950s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 75,523 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of Neil" (champion)
Births by decade
1900s
1,064
1910s
4,752
1920s
6,980
1930s
6,525
1940s
7,853
1950s
9,217
1960s
8,607
1970s
6,928
1980s
7,062
1990s
7,199
2000s
5,863
2010s
3,473
Peaked in the 1950s · 75,523 total U.S. births since 1900