Girls' name · since 1986
Nayely
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 2,678 babies named Nayely, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,678
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nayely currently ranks #8059 among girls' names in America, with 2,678 babies recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayely has been recorded 2,678 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #8059 nationally and more common than 53% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #3,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,059 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,678 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayely ranks #3,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,059 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,678 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,678
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nayely's 2,678 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nayely compares
2,678 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Nayely's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,678 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 331 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nayely splits its recorded history at 2006: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 331 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nayely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 331
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Nayely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,429 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Nayely's strongest decade.
1,429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Nayely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 570
1990s
570 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,429 births
- 2010s 529
2010s
529 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,429 births (53% of all-time use).
How Nayely 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 Nayely's total volume
Nayely by state
Where Nayely concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 805 | 30.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 478 | 17.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 97 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 88 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 24 | 0.9% |
805 of 2,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Nayely appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nayely's data
- Nayely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,429 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nayelys (805 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 Nayely: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Nayely 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.