Boy Nels Nels Name Origin: Scandinavian Pronunciation: n(e)-ls See what 1 person thinks about Nels Share Popularity Alternatives Comments Infographic of Nels name meaning, which is Ask your friends & family about Nels… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Nels Name Popularity How popular is the name Nels? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 841 7 0.0014% 1913 916 7 0.0012% 1914 770 19 0.0027% 1915 792 25 0.0028% 1916 764 30 0.0031% 1917 1,223 8 0.0008% 1918 695 46 0.0043% 1919 1,244 8 0.0008% 1920 1,072 15 0.0013% 1921 1,088 15 0.0013% 1922 1,036 17 0.0015% 1923 1,491 5 0.0004% 1924 1,226 10 0.0009% 1925 1,050 16 0.0014% 1926 1,328 7 0.0006% 1927 900 26 0.0023% 1928 — 0 0% 1929 — 0 0% 1930 — 0 0% 1931 1,137 11 0.0011% 1932 935 18 0.0018% 1933 1,068 11 0.0012% 1934 1,317 6 0.0006% 1935 1,273 6 0.0006% 1936 1,422 5 0.0005% 1937 1,068 11 0.0011% 1938 1,234 6 0.0006% 1939 — 0 0% 1940 — 0 0% 1941 — 0 0% 1942 1,438 5 0.0004% 1943 1,429 5 0.0004% 1944 1,391 5 0.0004% 1945 — 0 0% 1946 886 24 0.0016% 1947 1,034 17 0.001% 1948 1,351 6 0.0004% 1949 1,404 6 0.0004% 1950 — 0 0% 1951 1,195 10 0.0006% 1952 1,208 10 0.0006% 1953 1,284 8 0.0005% 1954 1,526 5 0.0003% 1955 1,061 18 0.001% 1956 1,252 10 0.0005% 1957 1,090 17 0.0009% 1958 1,140 14 0.0007% 1959 1,115 17 0.0009% 1960 1,504 5 0.0003% 1961 1,216 12 0.0006% 1962 1,410 6 0.0003% 1963 1,228 11 0.0006% 1964 1,504 5 0.0003% 1965 1,275 10 0.0006% 1966 1,123 14 0.0009% 1967 1,186 11 0.0007% 1968 1,438 6 0.0004% 1969 1,602 5 0.0003% 1970 1,786 5 0.0003% 1971 — 0 0% 1972 — 0 0% 1973 1,313 11 0.0008% 1974 — 0 0% 1975 — 0 0% 1976 1,635 7 0.0005% 1977 1,466 11 0.0008% 1978 — 0 0% 1979 2,064 5 0.0004% 1980 — 0 0% 1981 1,397 15 0.001% 1982 1,920 6 0.0004% 1983 2,086 5 0.0003% 1984 1,584 11 0.0007% 1985 — 0 0% 1986 — 0 0% 1987 2,353 5 0.0003% 1988 — 0 0% 1989 — 0 0% 1990 — 0 0% 1991 2,617 5 0.0003% 1992 — 0 0% 1993 — 0 0% 1994 — 0 0% 1995 — 0 0% 1996 2,712 5 0.0003% 1997 — 0 0% 1998 — 0 0% 1999 — 0 0% 2000 — 0 0% 2001 — 0 0% 2002 — 0 0% 2003 — 0 0% 2004 — 0 0% 2005 2,728 6 0.0004% 2006 — 0 0% 2007 — 0 0% 2008 — 0 0% 2009 — 0 0% 2010 2,732 6 0.0004% 2011 — 0 0% 2012 — 0 0% 2013 — 0 0% 2014 2,551 8 0.0005% 2015 — 0 0% 2016 2,805 5 0.0003% 2017 — 0 0% 2018 — 0 0% 2019 — 0 0% 2020 — 0 0% 2021 3,202 8 0.0007% 2022 3,241 9 0.0007% California (CA) Iowa (IA) Illinois (IL) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) South Dakota (SD) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Nels If you like Nels, you’ll love these other names like Nels. What names sound like Nels? If you like how Nels sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nels. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Neils Champion Irish Niels Variant of Neil Danish Nils People of victory Greek What names are similar to Nels? Find a name that’s like Nels, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Beals Handsome; meadow of peas French Celso High, lofty Latin Delos From Delos Greek Kelsy English Les Holly garden; from Leicester Scottish Neal “The champion,” from the Irish niadh. Irish Neale Champion Irish Neall Champion Irish Neel Horn; champion Latin Neely Horn Latin Neil Champion Scottish Neile Champion Irish Neill Champion Irish Nelsen Nelson “The son of Nell or Neal,” from Nell or Neal and son. English Newsy Newcomer English Niel Champion Irish Nile Champion Irish Niles A variant form of Nicholas. Irish Nilos People of victory Greek Noel Christmas French Noll Olive tree Latin Nyles English Wells Wells English Share Your Thoughts 1 Comment Nels May 25 at 9:34 pm Glad Nels is on this list – though it looks like the meaning is not here. It means champion on victor. I must be one of the 5 named on the chart in ’87! I named my firstborn son Nels as I have yet to meet anyone else with the name (though many people have said (“I have a relative with that name”). It will be epic when I meet one! Reply Share your thoughts on the name Nels Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. All fields are required *Name * Email * Your Thoughts * Δ Search Baby Names Quick Search Search Go Advanced Search Name Starts With Ends With Gender Any Boys Girls Only show unisex names Current Popularity [U.S.] Any More Popular Less Popular Origin Select origin… English Latin Hebrew Greek German Irish French American Spanish Arabic Aboriginal African American Ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic Aramaic Armenian Arthurian Legend Asian Aztec (Nahuatl) Bulgarian Celtic Chinese Danish Dutch Egyptian English European French Gaelic German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Indian (Sanskrit) Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Latin Modern Native American Persian Polish Polynesian Portuguese Russian Scandinavian Scottish Slavic Spanish Turkish Unknown Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Meaning Number of Letters Min Max Syllables [BETA] Min Max Search Baby Names
Nels May 25 at 9:34 pm Glad Nels is on this list – though it looks like the meaning is not here. It means champion on victor. I must be one of the 5 named on the chart in ’87! I named my firstborn son Nels as I have yet to meet anyone else with the name (though many people have said (“I have a relative with that name”). It will be epic when I meet one! Reply
