Nels Boy

Popularity: #906 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Nels

Nels Cline is an American guitarist known for his work with the band Wilco.

Nels Pratley was a notable Australian cricketer who played in the early 20th century.

Nels Anderson is a prominent figure in the field of computer science, particularly in game development.

Fictional characters named Nels

Nels is a character in the video game series The Legend of Zelda, known for his role in assisting the protagonist.

Nels is a character in the animated series The Magic School Bus, where he participates in various educational adventures.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Nels was first seen in the United States in 1880. Nels has ranked as high as #808 nationally, which occurred in 1918, and has been most popular in Minnesota, California, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Washington. In the past 5 years the name Nels has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Nels (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2016 2014 2010 2005 1996 1991 1987 1984 1983 1982 1981 1979 1977 1976 1973 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1949 1948 1947 1946 1944 1943 1942 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912

State	Births	Share
MN	5	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	12
1881	18
1882	26
1883	19
1884	32
1885	20
1886	15
1887	19
1888	32
1889	17
1890	15
1891	18
1892	19
1893	32
1894	20
1895	20
1896	21
1897	14
1898	19
1899	14
1900	8
1901	8
1902	14
1903	9
1904	7
1905	14
1906	11
1907	16
1908	13
1909	11
1910	11
1911	18
1912	30
1913	39
1914	45
1915	56
1916	58
1917	46
1918	65
1919	34
1920	44
1921	45
1922	38
1923	38
1924	37
1925	47
1926	39
1927	52
1928	32
1929	26
1930	26
1931	42
1932	24
1933	40
1934	32
1935	26
1936	30
1937	38
1938	28
1939	31
1940	35
1941	23
1942	35
1943	36
1944	35
1945	26
1946	46
1947	36
1948	36
1949	41
1950	45
1951	45
1952	46
1953	48
1954	36
1955	55
1956	51
1957	43
1958	42
1959	43
1960	38
1961	46
1962	31
1963	38
1964	27
1965	32
1966	41
1967	33
1968	24
1969	33
1970	29
1971	28
1972	23
1973	32
1974	29
1975	21
1976	37
1977	27
1978	22
1979	28
1980	43
1981	31
1982	41
1983	20
1984	27
1985	18
1986	22
1987	22
1988	15
1989	25
1990	23
1991	17
1992	17
1993	18
1994	12
1995	11
1996	19
1997	14
1998	13
1999	8
2000	14
2001	14
2002	10
2003	9
2004	12
2005	15
2006	7
2007	12
2008	10
2009	16
2010	17
2011	12
2012	11
2013	7
2014	21
2015	14
2016	15
2017	16
2018	11
2019	13
2020	16
2021	23
2022	19
2023	19
2024	18