First Name NELS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NELS is ranked as the 3948th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,566.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.12 people named NELS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NELS is 1,913.

First Names NELS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,566 +/-5.9%
  • National Rank 3,948
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,913
  • National Rank 5,814
  • Percentile Rank 93.71%
  • Proportion/100k 0.60

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NELS is 86.6% White, 2.9% Hispanic origin, 7.3% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NELS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NELS is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NELS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 86.6% 63.9% 22.7%
Hispanic origin 2.9% 16.3% -13.4%
Black 7.3% 12.3% -5.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NELS is California where 375 people have this name.
  • Washington is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NELS, as 5.02 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Washington.
  • Washington is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 18 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 51 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names NELS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 117 0.91 92.1% Indiana 38 0.58 85.2% Iowa 92 2.96 93.2% Kansas 42 1.45 82.3% Michigan 178 1.8 96.5% Minnesota 246 4.5 96.5% Missouri 7 0.22 41.2% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.5% North Dakota 24 3.26 69.4% Ohio 44 0.38 86.2% South Dakota 18 2.07 62.9% Wisconsin 217 3.77 96.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NELS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 117 0.91 92.1%
Indiana 38 0.58 85.2%
Iowa 92 2.96 93.2%
Kansas 42 1.45 82.3%
Michigan 178 1.8 96.5%
Minnesota 246 4.5 96.5%
Missouri 7 0.22 41.2%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.5%
North Dakota 24 3.26 69.4%
Ohio 44 0.38 86.2%
South Dakota 18 2.07 62.9%
Wisconsin 217 3.77 96.0%
West State Statistics First-Names NELS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 42.6% Arizona 135 2.01 90.6% California 375 0.97 96.0% Colorado 27 0.5 77.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 65.5% Idaho 47 2.87 81.7% Montana 47 4.6 79.9% Nevada 18 0.65 67.5% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.8% Oregon 110 2.76 90.1% Utah 25 0.84 73.0% Washington 355 5.02 96.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 71.6%

West States
State stats for the first name NELS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 42.6%
Arizona 135 2.01 90.6%
California 375 0.97 96.0%
Colorado 27 0.5 77.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 65.5%
Idaho 47 2.87 81.7%
Montana 47 4.6 79.9%
Nevada 18 0.65 67.5%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.8%
Oregon 110 2.76 90.1%
Utah 25 0.84 73.0%
Washington 355 5.02 96.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 71.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names NELS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 67.9% Maine 10 0.77 38.8% Massachusetts 12 0.18 37.5% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 75.7% New York 156 0.79 94.6% Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.4% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 64.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NELS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 67.9%
Maine 10 0.77 38.8%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 37.5%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 75.7%
New York 156 0.79 94.6%
Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.4%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 64.2%
South State Statistics First-Names NELS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 39.6% Arkansas 19 0.65 74.5% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 39.9% Florida 144 0.72 95.3% Georgia 25 0.25 80.1% Kentucky 6 0.15 40.8% Louisiana 33 0.72 82.4% Maryland 11 0.19 66.8% Mississippi 7 0.22 41.2% North Carolina 48 0.48 90.7% Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.9% South Carolina 31 0.64 82.5% Tennessee 15 0.24 74.9% Texas 107 0.4 93.4% Virginia 20 0.24 75.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name NELS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 39.6%
Arkansas 19 0.65 74.5%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 39.9%
Florida 144 0.72 95.3%
Georgia 25 0.25 80.1%
Kentucky 6 0.15 40.8%
Louisiana 33 0.72 82.4%
Maryland 11 0.19 66.8%
Mississippi 7 0.22 41.2%
North Carolina 48 0.48 90.7%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.9%
South Carolina 31 0.64 82.5%
Tennessee 15 0.24 74.9%
Texas 107 0.4 93.4%
Virginia 20 0.24 75.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with NELS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NELS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NELS.

The most popular full name is NELS Nelson. 5.47% of all the people named NELS have this family name.

There are 459 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NELS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 NELS Nelson 5.47%
2 NELS Johnson 4.04%
3 NELS Anderson 3.12%
4 NELS Peterson 2.86%
5 NELS Jensen 2.08%
6 NELS Larsen 1.43%
7 NELS Carlson 1.30%
8 NELS Christensen 1.30%
9 NELS Hansen 1.30%
10 NELS Larson 1.30%
11 NELS Olson 1.30%
12 NELS Lee 1.04%
13 NELS Andersen 0.78%
14 NELS Erickson 0.78%
15 NELS Hanson 0.78%
16 NELS Petersen 0.78%
17 NELS Swanson 0.78%
18 NELS Thompson 0.78%
19 NELS Lund 0.65%
20 NELS Rasmussen 0.65%