Nelson

English

"son of Neil"

Nelson Origin and Meaning

Variation of Nelly

Nelson Rank in US Top 1000

# 778 in the US

Nelson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2111 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nelson

• 778 US 2024
• 1540 Nameberry 2024
• 869 Future 2028
• 863 England 2019
• 88 Portugal 2014

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Famous People Named Nelson

• Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1st President of South Africa
• Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller 41st Vice President of the United States
• Nelson Piquet Brazilian racing driver
• Nelson Angelo Piquet Brazilian racing driver
• Nelson Wilmarch Aldrich U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
• Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez Paraguayan footballer
• Nelson Algren American novelist
• Nelson Ascencio American actor/comedian
• Nelson S. Bond American writer
• Nelson Dawson English artist
• Nelson DeCastro American comic book artist
• Nelson Richard DeMille American author
• Nelson Ackerman Eddy American singer
• Nelson Freire Brazilian pianist
• Nelson George American writer/filmmaker
• Nelson Illingworth Australian sculptor
• Nelson Ned Brazilian singer
• Nelson Doubleday Jr. American businessman
• Nelson Goodman American philosopher
• Nelson Franklin American actor
• Nelson Bunker Hunt American businessman
• Nelson A. Miles American soldier
• Nelson Poynter American newspaper publisher
• Nelson Smock Riddle American bandleader
• Nelson Rodrigues Brazilian playwright
• Nelson Briles American baseball pitcher
• Nelson Carmichael American skier
• Nelson Peltz American businessman and father of actress Nicola Peltz
• Nelson Oduber prime minister of Aruba
• Nelson Dewey American politician
• Baby Face Nelson (original name Lester Joseph Gillis) diminutive American gangster
• Horatio Nelson (Lord Nelson) British admiral
• Prince Rogers Nelson American musician
• Nelson Angelil (b. 2010) son of French Canadian singer Celine Dion
• Nelson Cabral Semedo Portuguese professional footballer

The name Nelson in Pop Culture

• Nelson Van Alden character on TV's "Boardwalk Empire"
• Nelson Biederman IV character in film "Let's Go to Prison"
• Nelson from the movie "Flatliners"
• Nelson Minkler from TV series "Even Stevens"
• Nelson Tibideaux from TV series "The Cosby Show"
• Nelson Muntz bully that says "Ha,ha!" in "The Simpsons"
• Nelson DJ's wealthy boyfriend on Full House
• Ferdinand "Foggy" Nelson character in Marvel's "Daredevil"
• Nelson Rose female character on TV's "SMILF"
• Nelson city in New Zealand