Girls' name · since 1988
Nayelli
Nayelli has 1,482 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,740 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,482
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nayelli is the #3740 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,482 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelli has been recorded 1,482 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #3740 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #5,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,740 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,482 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayelli ranks #5,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,740 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,482 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,740 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,482
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nayelli's 1,482 recorded births place it above 92.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nayelli compares
1,482 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Nayelli's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayelli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayelli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nayelli's full recorded timeline at 2007, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nayelli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nayelli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (613 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Nayelli's strongest decade.
613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nayelli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
613 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s 226
2020s
226 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 613 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nayelli 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 Nayelli's total volume
Nayelli by state
Where Nayelli concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 401 | 27.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 329 | 22.2% |
| #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% |
401 of 1,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayelli's data
- Nayelli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (613 total births) through the 2020s (226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nayellis (401 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nayelli: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nayelli 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.