Girls' name · since 1993

Nayelie

Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Nayelie, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,337 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,324 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
537
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

537 babies have been named Nayelie since 1993, making it today's #11324 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelie has been recorded 537 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #11324 nationally and more common than 35% 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 1993 to 2025.

  • #11,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,324 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 537 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelie ranks #11,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,324 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 537 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,337 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,324 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
537
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%34.5%
Nayelie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nayelie's 537 recorded births place it above 84.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Nayelie compares

537 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Nayelie's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nayelie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 537 376 567,345
Peak-year births 53 21 19,840

Nayelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nayelie's full recorded timeline at 2010, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nayelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
53
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
0204060 199319992003200720112015201920242025 8

Nayelie by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (283 births, 53% of the file).

2000s was Nayelie's strongest decade.

283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Nayelie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 283 births (53% of all-time use).

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

How Nayelie 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 Nayelie's total volume

Nayelie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 020406080100 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -11, 14.7%-71, 6.3%-35, 6.3%-34, 8.8%-33, 7.4%-11, 22.5%-25, 11.4%-26, 10.6%-28, 8.4%-79, 4.1%-37, 4.5%-60, 6.2%-50, 7.3%-43, 5.8%-35, 10.8%Nayelie-33, 9.9%Nayelie
Nayelie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nayelie by state

Where Nayelie concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nayelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
125 23.3%
#2 Texas
69 12.8%
#3 New York
6 1.1%
#4 Connecticut
5 0.9%
California share of Nayelie's total US births 23.3%
Even split

125 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayelie?
537 babies have been named Nayelie since 1993. All-time, it sits at #11,337 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #11,324 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 53 births.
Where does Nayelie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelie ranks #11,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,324 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nayelie most popular?
Nayelie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 283 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Nayelie most popular?
The top states for the name Nayelie are California (125 births), Texas (69 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Nayelie been used?
Nayelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nayelie?
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 Nayelie's data

  • Nayelie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Nayelies (125 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.

Keep exploring Nayelie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nayelie: 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, 1993–2025 (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 Nayelie 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.