Baby name
Nels
Boy
Classic name
3,841births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 809rank at its peak, in 1918
Where babies named Nels are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Nels is most common in Minnesota (15.9 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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