Gender
Origin
- English
- Son of Neil.
- Celtic
- Son of Neil
- Gaelic
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Presidential
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nelson
Pronunciation
n(e)-lson, nel-son
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #244, 1,084 births); most recent 2025 (rank #824, 300 births)
- Girls: peak in 1936 (rank #2264, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 300 | – |
| 2024 | 322 | – |
| 2023 | 311 | 6 |
| 2022 | 315 | 5 |
| 2021 | 358 | – |
| 2020 | 388 | 5 |
| 2019 | 406 | 5 |
| 2018 | 374 | – |
| 2017 | 411 | – |
| 2016 | 431 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #802, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 19 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 40 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #276, 245 births); most recent 2023 (rank #587, 74 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 74 |
| 2022 | 104 |
| 2021 | 96 |
| 2020 | 135 |
| 2019 | 124 |
| 2018 | 127 |
| 2017 | 176 |
| 2016 | 187 |
| 2015 | 180 |
| 2014 | 245 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #391, 5 births); most recent 2017 (rank #710, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #544, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #124, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence