Nayel
Nayel was the 1804th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,036 places. More babies were named Nayel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,804 boys, up 1,979 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 508babies recorded
Nayel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,804 | 89 |
| 2020 | #3,783 | 28 |
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How popular is Nayel, counting every spelling?
Nayel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 95 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 95 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayel | 89 | #1,804 | 294 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nayel?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nayel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nayel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nayel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nayel?
About 500 people born in the US named Nayel are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Nayel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nayel by state
How common Nayel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.7×), New York (2.8×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nayel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nayel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nayel
How popular is the name Nayel?
Nayel was the 1804th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,036 places. More babies were named Nayel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nayel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nayel in the US.
Where is Nayel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nayel was most common in Virginia (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.