Recorded 2000–2020 Girls' name Peak 2000 20 births

Nyell — girls' name

20 babies named Nyell in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s102020s5
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nyell was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nyell in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyell

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Nyell between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nyell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyell 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 20 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.

Nyell at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

20

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2000

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nyell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2000)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 2020201920102000 5

Nyell by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 50% of Nyell's all-time total
2000s52010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyell?
20 babies have been named Nyell since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2000 with 5 births.
When was Nyell most popular?
Nyell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nyell been used?
Nyell has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nyell?
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.

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, 2000–2020 (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.