Nelson Popularity by Year
Follow Nelson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nelson birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 300 | #824 | Down 47 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 323 | #777 | Up 20 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 311 | #797 | No rank change |
| 2023 | Girls | 6 | #13,462 | Up 1,844 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 315 | #797 | Down 75 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 5 | #15,306 | Down 218 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 358 | #722 | Down 52 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 388 | #670 | Down 16 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 5 | #15,088 | Up 451 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 407 | #654 | Up 17 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Down 1,360 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 374 | #671 | Down 40 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 411 | #631 | Down 10 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 431 | #621 | Up 5 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 426 | #626 | Up 19 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 409 | #645 | Down 64 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 442 | #581 | Down 23 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 466 | #558 | Down 2 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 457 | #556 | Up 12 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 447 | #568 | Down 49 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 520 | #519 | Down 22 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 551 | #497 | Down 30 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 584 | #467 | Down 19 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 605 | #448 | Down 7 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 595 | #441 | Up 9 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 574 | #450 | Down 30 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 6 | #14,179 | Up 232 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 612 | #420 | Down 12 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 619 | #408 | Down 1 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 615 | #407 | Up 7 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 602 | #414 | Down 12 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 605 | #402 | Down 5 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 2,628 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 615 | #397 | Down 10 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 619 | #387 | Down 10 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 621 | #377 | Down 21 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 681 | #356 | Down 14 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 6 | #11,783 | Down 2,197 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 720 | #342 | Down 9 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 8 | #9,586 | Up 2,194 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 761 | #333 | Down 14 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6 | #11,780 | Down 2,289 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 801 | #319 | Down 1 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 8 | #9,491 | Up 3,467 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 810 | #318 | Down 39 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 931 | #279 | Up 8 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 5 | #12,958 | Down 4,197 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 856 | #287 | Up 13 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 8 | #8,761 | Down 1,070 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 758 | #300 | Up 2 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 9 | #7,691 | Up 3,634 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 712 | #302 | Down 9 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 5 | #11,325 | Down 4,191 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 714 | #293 | Down 3 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 9 | #7,134 | Down 324 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 706 | #290 | Up 13 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 651 | #303 | Up 9 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 9 | #6,810 | Up 2,427 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 630 | #312 | Down 10 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 658 | #302 | No rank change |
| 1982 | Girls | 6 | #9,237 | Down 127 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 640 | #302 | Down 5 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 15 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 684 | #297 | No rank change |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 85 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 670 | #297 | Down 12 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 6 | #9,010 | Up 740 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 680 | #285 | Up 7 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 5 | #9,750 | Down 4,218 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 670 | #292 | Down 26 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 11 | #5,532 | Up 1,764 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 731 | #266 | Up 11 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 7 | #7,296 | Up 1,771 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 690 | #277 | Up 1 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 4,056 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 675 | #278 | Up 25 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 11 | #5,011 | Up 1,655 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 580 | #303 | Down 3 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 7 | #6,666 | Down 2,143 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 620 | #300 | Down 27 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 12 | #4,523 | Up 1,483 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 775 | #273 | Up 5 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 8 | #6,006 | Down 1,514 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 756 | #278 | Down 8 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 12 | #4,492 | Up 2,979 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 764 | #270 | Down 9 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 5 | #7,471 | Down 2,324 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 764 | #261 | Down 6 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 8 | #5,147 | Up 310 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 789 | #255 | Up 19 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 7 | #5,457 | Down 591 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 724 | #274 | Down 15 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 8 | #4,866 | Up 1,673 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 815 | #259 | Up 9 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 5 | #6,539 | Down 1,246 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 826 | #268 | Down 22 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 982 | #246 | Up 7 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 931 | #253 | No rank change |
| 1962 | Girls | 7 | #5,293 | Up 1,097 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 951 | #253 | Down 3 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 1,016 | #250 | Down 6 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 5 | #6,390 | Down 982 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 1,084 | #244 | Up 10 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 948 | #254 | Down 4 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 6 | #5,408 | Down 490 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 942 | #250 | Down 9 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 7 | #4,918 | Up 1,034 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 915 | #241 | Down 6 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 199 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 914 | #235 | Down 7 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 947 | #228 | Down 14 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 5 | #5,753 | Down 509 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 1,012 | #214 | Up 18 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 830 | #232 | Up 8 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 802 | #240 | Down 12 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 804 | #228 | Up 4 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 782 | #232 | Down 5 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 5 | #5,244 | Down 1,557 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 814 | #227 | Down 3 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 814 | #224 | Down 2 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 740 | #222 | Down 16 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 696 | #206 | Up 1 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 715 | #207 | Down 4 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 7 | #3,687 | Up 509 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 794 | #203 | Down 22 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 6 | #4,196 | Down 752 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 870 | #181 | Up 5 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 8 | #3,444 | Up 976 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 791 | #186 | Down 4 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 5 | #4,420 | Down 2,157 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 807 | #182 | Down 4 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 801 | #178 | Up 4 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 795 | #182 | Up 12 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 661 | #194 | Up 1 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 631 | #195 | Up 14 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 13 | #2,263 | Up 1,479 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 578 | #209 | Up 5 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 6 | #3,742 | Down 293 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 569 | #214 | Down 9 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 7 | #3,449 | Up 304 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 572 | #205 | Down 1 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 6 | #3,753 | Up 148 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 629 | #204 | Up 5 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 6 | #3,901 | Down 53 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 607 | #209 | No rank change |
| 1931 | Girls | 6 | #3,848 | Down 190 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 630 | #209 | Up 6 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 7 | #3,658 | Up 395 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 590 | #215 | Down 14 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 6 | #4,053 | Down 1,501 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 681 | #201 | Up 5 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 673 | #206 | Down 4 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 13 | #2,552 | Up 2,299 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 685 | #202 | Down 16 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 5 | #4,851 | Down 1,458 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 738 | #186 | Up 2 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 753 | #188 | Up 7 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 9 | #3,393 | Up 618 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 704 | #195 | Up 6 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 659 | #201 | Down 7 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 7 | #4,011 | Down 345 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 704 | #194 | Down 8 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 8 | #3,666 | Up 1,309 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 740 | #186 | Up 1 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 5 | #4,975 | Down 684 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 682 | #187 | Up 3 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 664 | #190 | Up 4 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 6 | #4,291 | Up 303 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 605 | #194 | Down 6 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 5 | #4,594 | Down 320 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 619 | #188 | Down 4 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 606 | #184 | Down 13 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 5 | #4,274 | Down 1,087 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 527 | #171 | Up 17 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 357 | #188 | Down 22 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 5 | #3,187 | — |
| 1912 | Boys | 349 | #166 | Up 9 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 180 | #175 | Up 14 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 142 | #189 | Up 4 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 113 | #193 | Down 4 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 112 | #189 | Down 22 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 129 | #167 | Up 13 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 100 | #180 | Down 20 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 126 | #160 | Up 42 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 81 | #202 | Down 27 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 93 | #175 | Up 26 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 78 | #201 | Down 42 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 97 | #159 | Down 5 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 135 | #154 | Down 9 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 107 | #145 | Up 6 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 112 | #151 | Down 2 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 104 | #149 | Up 41 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 86 | #190 | Down 48 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 108 | #142 | Up 52 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 76 | #194 | Up 5 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 72 | #199 | Down 38 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 98 | #161 | Down 9 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 86 | #152 | Up 38 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 71 | #190 | Down 22 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 80 | #168 | Up 7 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 85 | #175 | Up 20 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 62 | #195 | Down 19 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 78 | #176 | Down 16 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 83 | #160 | Down 6 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 89 | #154 | Up 6 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 79 | #160 | Down 26 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 104 | #134 | Up 3 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 90 | #137 | No rank change |
| 1880 | Boys | 99 | #137 | — |