Girls' name · since 1998
Nyela
Nyela has 299 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyela is the #8612 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 299 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyela has been recorded 299 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #8612 nationally and more common than 50% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #15,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,612 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyela ranks #15,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,612 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 299 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyela's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nyela compares
299 45th percentile among 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
Nyela's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyela's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nyela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Nyela's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nyela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (41% of all-time use).
Nyela by state
Where Nyela concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Nyela's data
- Nyela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Nyelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Nyela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Nyela 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.