Girls' name · since 2001
Nyeli
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 355 babies named Nyeli, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
355 babies have been named Nyeli since 2001, making it today's #4242 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyeli recorded 355 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #4242 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #14,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeli ranks #14,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 355 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyeli's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nyeli compares
355 48th 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
Nyeli's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyeli's full recorded timeline at 2016, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nyeli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (183 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Nyeli's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nyeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 183 births (52% of all-time use).
Nyeli by state
Where Nyeli concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 17 | 4.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
37 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Nyelis (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Nyeli 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.