Nelson Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#853
1997	#589
1998	#887
1999	#948
2000	#881
2001	#910
2002	#950
2003	#1132
2004	#1222
2005	#1014
2006	#939
2007	#952
2008	#803
2009	#904
2010	#1144
2011	#929
2012	#793
2013	#882
2014	#837
2015	#1159
2016	#801
2017	#931
2018	#958
2019	#856
2020	#1019
2021	#1139
2022	#1104
2023	#1139
2024	#1402

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #375 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Nelson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1402	19	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#1139	25	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1104	25	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1139	24	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1019	27	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#856	35	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#958	30	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#931	33	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#801	40	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#1159	23	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#837	36	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#882	33	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#793	40	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#929	31	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#904	30	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#803	35	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#952	26	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#939	25	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1014	21	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1222	15	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1132	15	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#950	18	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#910	18	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#881	18	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#948	16	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#887	17	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#589	29	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#853	17	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	5	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#375	5	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.