Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Nayel

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,804 Trend ↑ Rising 102%
Rank 2025
#1,804
among boys · ↑400 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
89
named Nayel · +35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,192
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
89 babies
All-time total
508
#7,876 all-time among boys
First recorded
2009
in Social Security records

Nayel popularity over time

508 babies have been named Nayel since 2009, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2000s – 6 6 1 – #12,024
2010s – 175 175 18 +2817% #2,658
2020s (to 2025) 5 322 327 55 +211% #1,804

Where Nayel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 109 0.06 outside top 500
2028 118 0.07 outside top 500
2029 127 0.07 outside top 500
2030 134 0.08 outside top 500

Where Nayel is most popular

Boys named Nayel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, New York, and Texas.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Nayel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 24 0.126 +272%
New York 41 0.095 +178%
Texas 41 0.047 +37%
Pennsylvania 11 0.041 +22%
California 29 0.032 -7%
Washington 5 0.031 -10%
Georgia 7 0.028 -19%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nayel

Nayel is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,804 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2009, 508 American babies have been named Nayel. Its peak came in 2025, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nayel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nayel?

The median living Nayel is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 500 people named Nayel are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nayel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 89 #1,804
2024 – – 66 #2,204
2023 5 #16,901 49 #2,681
2022 – – 50 #2,666
2021 – – 40 #3,061
2020 – – 28 #3,783
2019 – – 30 #3,689
2018 – – 47 #2,658
2017 – – 25 #4,196
2016 – – 25 #4,169
2015 – – 20 #4,840
2014 – – 16 #5,643
2013 – – 7 #10,400
2012 – – 5 #13,627
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nayel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nayel?

The median living Nayel is about 3 years old. Half of all living Nayels are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Nayel are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Nayel are alive in the United States, based on 508 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nayel in 2025?

Nayel ranked #1,804 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nayel?

508 babies have been named Nayel in the United States since 2009, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nayel most popular?

Nayel peaked in 2025, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Nayel a boy or girl name?

Nayel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nayel rising or falling?

Nayel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nayel become more popular?

Nayel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 134 boys named Nayel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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