US rank #2204 Boys' name Peak 2024 414 births

Nayel — #2204 US boys' name

414 babies named Nayel in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s1752020s233
#2204
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nayel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

66 babies were named Nayel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayel

The Social Security Administration has registered 414 babies named Nayel between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nayel currently holds the #2204 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nayel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nayel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 414 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nayel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

414

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2024

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,204

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nayel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
66
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
020406080 20242022202020182016201420122009 6

Nayel popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Nayel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Nayel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
233 births that decade — 56% of Nayel's all-time total
2000s62010s1752020s233

Nayel by state

Where Nayel concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nayel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
41 9.9%
#2 California
34 8.2%
#3 Texas
31 7.5%
#4 Virginia
23 5.6%
#5 Georgia
7 1.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
6 1.4%
#7 Illinois
5 1.2%
New York share of Nayel's total US births 9.9%
Even split

41 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayel?
414 babies have been named Nayel since 2009. It currently ranks #2204 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 66 births.
When was Nayel most popular?
Nayel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nayel most popular?
The top states for the name Nayel are New York (41 births), California (34 births), Texas (31 births).
How long has the name Nayel been used?
Nayel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nayel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naythan, Nayan, Nayib, Nayden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.