Girls' name · since 1983
Nyleen
Nyleen has 46 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyleen has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1983 to 2020.
- #36,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyleen ranks #36,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyleen's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nyleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyleen's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2020
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nyleen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Nyleen's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nyleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nyleen's data
- Nyleen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nyleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1983–2020 (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 Nyleen 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.