Nels is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Nels across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nels has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,841 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nels per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (65/yr).
Nels is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #1,662 nationally (given to 65 babies that year).
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