Neilson is a very rare variant of Nelson that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Neilson is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Neilson first appears in 1927 and peaked in 1975 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,877 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,414 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,669 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,675 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #13,814 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,425 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,270 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,953 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,091 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,187 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,939 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,716 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,649 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,812 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,147 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,703 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,578 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,981 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,159 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,823 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,331 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,296 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,540 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,914 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #2,718 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,482 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,817 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #4,300 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,428 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,572 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,192 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,059 |