How Many People Are Named Neilson?
people named Neilson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,717,511 people in the US has this name
Based on 218 babies named Neilson in Social Security records from 1927 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Neilson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Neilson alive today is about 37 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Neilson first appears in the records in 1927 and was given most often in 1975, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1927 to 2022
🏆 Rank History
Neilson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,716, in 1975.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,716 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,947 in the 1970s |
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