Girls' name · since 2001
Nayelis
535 babies named Nayelis in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayelis currently ranks #5667 among girls' names in America, with 535 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Nayelis recorded 535 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #5667 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,667 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 535 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelis ranks #11,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,667 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 535 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 535
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayelis's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Nayelis compares
535 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
Nayelis's all-time total is 42% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayelis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 535 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayelis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nayelis's full recorded timeline at 2013, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nayelis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nayelis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (225 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nayelis's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nayelis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 225 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nayelis 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 Nayelis's total volume
Nayelis by state
Where Nayelis concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 104 | 19.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 50 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 20 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
104 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayelis's data
- Nayelis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (225 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Nayeliss (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nayelis: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Nayelis 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.