Boys' name · since 2018
Naiel
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Naiel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
21 babies have been named Naiel since 2018, making it today's #11704 boys' name.
Naiel has 21 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11704 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #28,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,704 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naiel ranks #28,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,704 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #28,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Naiel's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Naiel compares
21 8th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Naiel's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naiel splits its recorded history at 2024: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Naiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Naiel's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Naiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Naiel? ▼
Where does Naiel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Naiel most popular? ▼
How long has the name Naiel been used? ▼
What names are similar to Naiel? ▼
Keep exploring Naiel
Nearby Names Like Naiel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Naiel
Compare Naiel side by side: Naiel vs Naim Naiel vs Nainoa Naiel vs Nain
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Naiel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 2018–2025 (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 Naiel 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.