Recorded 2001–2017 Boys' name Peak 2007 60 births

Nyrell — boys' name

60 babies named Nyrell in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s10
2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Nyrell was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nyrell in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Nyrell between 2001 and 2017, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nyrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyrell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nyrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nyrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyrell 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 60 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.

Nyrell at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

60

Since 2001

17 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2001

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2017

Nyrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2001

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 201720112009200820072006200520022001 5

Nyrell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 83% of Nyrell's all-time total
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Nyrell by state

Where Nyrell concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nyrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 8.3%
New York share of Nyrell's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyrell?
60 babies have been named Nyrell since 2001. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Nyrell most popular?
Nyrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nyrell most popular?
The top states for the name Nyrell are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nyrell been used?
Nyrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 17 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Nyrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyree, Nyron, Nyrie, Nyran, and 2 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, 2001–2017 (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.