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Nelson
80,140 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Nelson is 46. If you meet a Nelson, there's about a 70% chance they're between 19 and 72 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Nelson: 1880. Down 80% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named Nelson have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Nelsons are 1.7x more common in the Northeast than the national average.