Nelse
Nelse is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Bogong High Plains. At the 2021 census, Nelse had a population of 0.
Meaning & Origin of Nelse
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nelse is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Bogong High Plains. At the 2021 census, Nelse had a population of 0.
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Origin & history
The Story of Nelse
Nelse first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1913, when 6 Nelses were born — ranking #2,496 that year. As of 2026, Nelse ranks #3,799 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Nelses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nelse
Nelse is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Nelse's peak popularity came in 1913 when it ranked #2,496. Use the chart and map above to compare Nelse's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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