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Nayel

Boy

Meaning of Nayel: Arabic: 'winner' or 'attainer'

Nayel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1804th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 857th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1804

89 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#857

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

508

First recorded 2009 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 50 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 89 babies
US babies named Nayel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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