Nelson

English

"son of Neil"

Nelson Origin and Meaning

The name Nelson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Neil".

Nelson is a rather stiff and dated surname name that is sometimes used to honor distinguished South African activist Nelson Mandela, as Celine Dion did for one of her twin boys. Other notable associations are with the British Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, novelist Nelson Algren and movie operetta star Nelson Eddy. It was also the given name of "Rabbit" Angstrom, protagonist of John Updike's series of novels.

Nelson's highest popularity was in the 1930s and forties, when it was in the Top 200.

Nelson Rank in US Top 1000

# 797 in the US

Nelson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1536 on Nameberry

Nelson Popularity

• 797 US 2023
• 1536 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

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