Unisex name · since 2002

Nye

Nye has 17 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,340 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Nye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2002.

Social Security Administration records show Nye recorded 17 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2017.

  • #30,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nye ranks #30,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,340 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nye's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nye's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nye popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200220072017 7

Nye popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Nye as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2020 5

Nye by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Nye's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Nye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nye? ▼
Nye has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,340 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Nye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nye ranks #30,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nye most popular? ▼
Nye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Nye a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Nye is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Nye been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nye since 2002 -- 16 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Nye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyeem, Nyel, Nyeir, Nyere, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nye's data

  • Nye's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nye

Nearby Names Like Nye

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nye

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Nyeir Boy
#6766 61 births
Nyere Boy
#11725 12 births
Nyerere Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2017 (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 Nye 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.