Girls' name · since 1994

Nayali

120 babies named Nayali in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,131 of 72,339
all-time among girls
120
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Nayali sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 120 recorded since 1994.

Social Security Administration records show Nayali recorded 120 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.

  • #25,131 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 120 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayali ranks #25,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,131 of 72,339
all-time among girls
120
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nayali's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nayali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nayali splits its recorded history at 2007: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nayali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2001)
15
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
05101520 1994200120042007201420202024 8

Nayali by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Nayali's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Nayali births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayali?
Nayali has been given to 120 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,131 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 15 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Nayali sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayali ranks #25,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nayali most popular?
Nayali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nayali been used?
The SSA has tracked Nayali since 1994 -- 31 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Nayali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayeli, Naya, Nayla, Nayely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nayali's data

  • Nayali's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Nayali

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nayali: 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, 1994–2024 (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 Nayali 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.