Boys' name · since 2001
Nyrell
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.
- #20,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 2001.
Nyrell has 60 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2017.
- #20,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyrell ranks #20,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyrell's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nyrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyrell splits its recorded history at 2007: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nyrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Nyrell's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Nyrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (83% of all-time use).
Nyrell by state
Where Nyrell concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 8.3% |
5 of 60 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nyrell's data
- Nyrell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyrells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2001–2017 (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 Nyrell 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.