US rank #3937 Girls' name Peak 2023 321 births

Nyeli — #3937 US girls' name

321 babies named Nyeli in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s432010s1292020s149
#3937
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Nyeli was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Nyeli in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Nyeli between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyeli currently holds the #3937 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyeli performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nyeli shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nyeli in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyeli 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 321 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.

Nyeli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

321

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,937

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nyeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201220092001 7

Nyeli by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
149 births that decade — 46% of Nyeli's all-time total
2000s432010s1292020s149

Nyeli by state

Where Nyeli concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nyeli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 9.3%
#2 Florida
17 5.3%
#3 California
5 1.6%
Texas share of Nyeli's total US births 9.3%
Even split

30 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyeli?
321 babies have been named Nyeli since 2001. It currently ranks #3937 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Nyeli most popular?
Nyeli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nyeli most popular?
The top states for the name Nyeli are Texas (30 births), Florida (17 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Nyeli been used?
Nyeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nyeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyesha, Nyema, Nyelle, Nyeisha, 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, 2001–2024 (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.