Boys' name · since 2008
Nykell
7 babies named Nykell in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 2008
- 2000s
- peak decade
7 boys have been named Nykell since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykell has been recorded 7 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2008.
- #36,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 7 born since 2008
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nykell ranks #36,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 2008, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 2008
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nykell's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nykell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Nykell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Nykell's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nykell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nykell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~0 yrs)
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, 2008–2008 (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 Nykell 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.