US rank #9255 Girls' name Peak 2009 295 births

Nayleen — #9255 US girls' name

295 babies named Nayleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s992010s1462020s45
#9255
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Nayleen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

29 babies were named Nayleen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Nayleen between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nayleen currently holds the #9255 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayleen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nayleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nayleen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayleen 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 295 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.

Nayleen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

295

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2009

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,255

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nayleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
29
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620021999 5

Nayleen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
146 births that decade — 49% of Nayleen's all-time total
1990s52000s992010s1462020s45

Nayleen by state

Where Nayleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nayleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 22.0%
#2 Texas
24 8.1%
#3 New York
5 1.7%
California share of Nayleen's total US births 22.0%
Even split

65 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayleen?
295 babies have been named Nayleen since 1999. It currently ranks #9255 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 29 births.
When was Nayleen most popular?
Nayleen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Nayleen most popular?
The top states for the name Nayleen are California (65 births), Texas (24 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nayleen been used?
Nayleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nayleen?
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, 1999–2024 (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.