US rank #12766 Girls' name Peak 2016 70 births

Nayela — #12766 US girls' name

70 babies named Nayela in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s442020s16
#12766
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nayela was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nayela in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayela

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Nayela between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nayela currently holds the #12766 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayela performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nayela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayela 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 70 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.

Nayela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

70

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,766

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nayela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20242022201820162015201420122011201020022001 5

Nayela by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 63% of Nayela's all-time total
2000s102010s442020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayela?
70 babies have been named Nayela since 2001. It currently ranks #12766 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Nayela most popular?
Nayela was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nayela been used?
Nayela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nayela?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.