Girls' name · since 2007

Nyelli

290 babies named Nyelli in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,220 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,077 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
290
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

290 babies have been named Nyelli since 2007, making it today's #6077 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Nyelli recorded 290 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #6077 nationally today, ahead of 65% 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 2007 to 2025.

  • #16,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,077 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 290 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyelli ranks #16,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,077 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 290 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#16,220 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,077 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
290
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.8%
Nyelli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyelli's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Nyelli compares

290 44th 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

Nyelli's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nyelli Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 290 376 567,345
Peak-year births 33 21 19,840

Nyelli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nyelli's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nyelli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
33
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
010203040 2007201020142017202020232025 20

Nyelli by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (147 births, 51% of the file).

2020s was Nyelli's strongest decade.

147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Nyelli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 147 births (51% of all-time use).

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

Nyelli by state

Where Nyelli concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nyelli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.8%
#2 Texas
10 3.4%
#3 Nevada
5 1.7%
California share of Nyelli's total US births 3.8%
Even split

11 of 290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyelli?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 290 babies named Nyelli. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,220 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,077 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 33 births.
Where does Nyelli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyelli ranks #16,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,077 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nyelli most popular?
Nyelli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Nyelli most popular?
The top states for the name Nyelli are California (11 births), Texas (10 births), Nevada (5 births).
How long has the name Nyelli been used?
The SSA has tracked Nyelli since 2007 -- 19 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nyelli?
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.

What to do with Nyelli's data

  • California records the most Nyellis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nyelli: 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, 2007–2025 (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 Nyelli 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.