Girls' name · since 1977
Nayeli
24,651 babies named Nayeli in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,651
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nayeli is the #271 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,651 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayeli has been recorded 24,651 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #271 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #271 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,651 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayeli ranks #930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #271 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,651 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,651
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nayeli's 24,651 recorded births place it above 98.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nayeli compares
24,651 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Nayeli's all-time total is 66x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,845 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nayeli's full recorded timeline at 2003, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 1,845 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nayeli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,845
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nayeli popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 2002 (Nayeli as boys' name)
Nayeli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (9,297 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Nayeli's strongest decade.
9,297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nayeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 214
1980s
214 births
- 1990s 2,018
1990s
2,018 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,297 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,566 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,544 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9,297 births (38% of all-time use).
How Nayeli 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 Nayeli's total volume
Nayeli by state
Where Nayeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,685 | 27.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,699 | 19.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,240 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,162 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 925 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 907 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 584 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 541 | 2.2% |
6,685 of 24,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Nayeli appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nayeli's data
- Nayeli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (9,297 total births) through the 2020s (5,544) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nayelis (6,685 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nayeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Nayeli 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.