US rank #4496 Girls' name Peak 2001 1,441 births

Nayelli — #4496 US girls' name

1,441 babies named Nayelli in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s1762000s6132010s4572020s185
#4496
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nayelli was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

115 babies were named Nayelli in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayelli

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,441 babies named Nayelli between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nayelli currently holds the #4496 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayelli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 613 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nayelli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 391 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Nayelli in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayelli 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 1,441 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.

Nayelli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,441

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2001

115 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,496

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nayelli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
115
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Nayelli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
613 births that decade — 43% of Nayelli's all-time total
1980s101990s1762000s6132010s4572020s185

Nayelli by state

Where Nayelli concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nayelli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
391 27.1%
#2 Texas
322 22.3%
#3 Illinois
18 1.2%
#4 New York
10 0.7%
#5 Arizona
7 0.5%
#6 Florida
5 0.3%
#7 Georgia
5 0.3%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.3%
California share of Nayelli's total US births 27.1%
Even split

391 of 1,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayelli?
1,441 babies have been named Nayelli since 1988. It currently ranks #4496 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 115 births.
When was Nayelli most popular?
Nayelli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 613 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Nayelli most popular?
The top states for the name Nayelli are California (391 births), Texas (322 births), Illinois (18 births).
How long has the name Nayelli been used?
Nayelli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nayelli?
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, 1988–2024 (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.