Girls' name · peaked in 2001
Nayeli name popularity since 1925
24,665 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nayeli. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Nayeli is about 16 years old in 2026. Nayeli peaked in 2001 as the #175 name for girls, and it ranked #271 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,665
- Named Nayeli, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #271
- for girls in 2025 (1,151 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 24,651 girls · 14 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 4.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Nayeli made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nayeli births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Nayeli both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Nayeli became 7.9× more common, from 1 in 7,690 baby girls to 1 in 976.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby girls fell by 58%, from 1 in 976 to 1 in 2,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nayeli's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nayeli.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nayeli in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 214 | 0 | #3,944 |
| 1990s | 2,018 | 0 | #973 |
| 2000s | 9,297 | 14 | #372 |
| 2010s | 7,566 | 0 | #458 |
| 2020–25 | 5,544 | 0 | #271 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
51.2% of babies named Nayeli from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Nayeli is most popular
The index compares Nayeli's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nayeli.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4.47× | 381 |
| Arizona | 2.99× | 925 |
| California | 2.64× | 6,685 |
| Texas | 2.51× | 4,699 |
| Colorado | 1.98× | 584 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nayeli and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nayeli (this page) | 24,651 | 2001 |
| Nayely | 2,678 | 2001 |
| Nayelli | 1,482 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nayeli's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nayeli.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nayeli (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data