Recorded 1983–2020 Girls' name Peak 1984 46 births

Nyleen — girls' name

46 babies named Nyleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s52000s202010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nyleen was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nyleen in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Nyleen between 1983 and 2020, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyleen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nyleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyleen 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 46 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.

Nyleen at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

46

Since 1983

38 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1983

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nyleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1983

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020102009200820052004199119841983 5

Nyleen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 43% of Nyleen's all-time total
1980s111990s52000s202010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyleen?
46 babies have been named Nyleen since 1983. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Nyleen most popular?
Nyleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Nyleen been used?
Nyleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 38 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nyleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyla, Nylah, Nylani, Nylia, 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, 1983–2020 (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.