Total births
45
Girls' name · since 2014
Nyleigh
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Nyleigh, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11943
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
45 babies have been named Nyleigh since 2014, making it today's #11943 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyleigh recorded 45 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #11943 nationally today, ahead of 33% 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 2014 to 2025.
- #11943 among girls today
- 45 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nyleigh is currently the #11943 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 45 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11943
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Nyleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11943
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Nyleigh was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Nyleigh in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Nyleigh compares
45 14th percentile among 17,726 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
Nyleigh's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyleigh | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nyleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyleigh splits its recorded history at 2020: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyleigh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,943
Active since
2014
Nyleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Nyleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nyleigh's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Nyleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nyleigh? ▼
Nyleigh has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11943 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Nyleigh most popular? ▼
Nyleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Nyleigh been used? ▼
Nyleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nyleigh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyla, Nylah, Nylani, Nyleah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nyleigh
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nyleigh
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Nylani Girl
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Nyleah Girl
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Nylia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nyleigh: #11943 Girls' Name - 45 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nyleigh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nyleigh 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 June 2026.