Recorded 1997–2003 Boys' name Peak 2001 33 births

Nyjel — boys' name

33 babies named Nyjel in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s18
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Nyjel was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nyjel in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyjel

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Nyjel between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nyjel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyjel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nyjel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyjel 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 33 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.

Nyjel at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

33

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nyjel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 200320012000199919981997 5

Nyjel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 55% of Nyjel's all-time total
1990s152000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyjel?
33 babies have been named Nyjel since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Nyjel most popular?
Nyjel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nyjel been used?
Nyjel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nyjel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyjah, Nyjuan, Nyjee, Nyjal, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2003 (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.