Girls' name · since 1998

Naidelyn

741 babies named Naidelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,201 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,453 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
741
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Naidelyn is the #6453 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 741 recorded since 1998.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naidelyn has been recorded 741 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #6453 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #9,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,453 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 741 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naidelyn ranks #9,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,453 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 741 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,201 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,453 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
741
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62.6%
Naidelyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Naidelyn's 741 recorded births place it above 87.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Naidelyn compares

741 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Naidelyn's all-time total is 97% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Naidelyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 741 376 567,345
Peak-year births 78 21 19,840

Naidelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Naidelyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Naidelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
78
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
020406080100 19982003200720112015201920232025 18

Naidelyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (322 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Naidelyn's strongest decade.

322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Naidelyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 322 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Naidelyn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Naidelyn's total volume

Naidelyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 11.3%-56, 4.5%-55, 7.2%-31, 5.8%-135, 2.8%-27, 7.8%-70, 3.5%-24, 26.5%-28, 9.7%-23, 8.3%-48, 5.1%-66, 4.2%-43, 6.4%-29, 9.3%-33, 5.9%Naidelyn-28, 10.5%Naidelyn
Naidelyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Naidelyn by state

Where Naidelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Naidelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
167 22.5%
#2 California
153 20.6%
#3 Arizona
7 0.9%
#4 Illinois
7 0.9%
#5 New Jersey
6 0.8%
#6 New York
6 0.8%
Texas share of Naidelyn's total US births 22.5%
Even split

167 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naidelyn?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 741 babies named Naidelyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,201 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,453 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 78 births.
Where does Naidelyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naidelyn ranks #9,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,453 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Naidelyn most popular?
Naidelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 322 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Naidelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Naidelyn are Texas (167 births), California (153 births), Arizona (7 births).
How long has the name Naidelyn been used?
Records for Naidelyn go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Naidelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Naidelyn's data

  • Naidelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (322 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Naidelyns (167 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Naidelyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Naidelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Naidelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.