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Nayeli

Girl

Meaning of Nayeli: Native American: 'I love you'

Nayeli is a girl's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 271st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#271

1,151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,665

First recorded 1977 · peak 2001

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 62 babies1990: 95 babies19901991: 150 babies1992: 175 babies1993: 188 babies1994: 181 babies1995: 194 babies1996: 228 babies1997: 235 babies1998: 270 babies1999: 302 babies2000: 418 babies20002001: 1,845 babies2002: 1,217 babies2003: 699 babies2004: 797 babies2005: 844 babies2006: 809 babies2007: 869 babies2008: 947 babies2009: 866 babies2010: 823 babies20102011: 827 babies2012: 849 babies2013: 773 babies2014: 810 babies2015: 692 babies2016: 670 babies2017: 629 babies2018: 755 babies2019: 738 babies2020: 724 babies20202021: 817 babies2022: 957 babies2023: 931 babies2024: 964 babies2025: 1,151 babies
US babies named Nayeli per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,845.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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