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Nayelli

Girl

Meaning of Nayelli: Zapotec: 'I love you'

Nayelli is a girl's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3594th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3594

40 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,482

First recorded 1988 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 30 babies2000: 39 babies20002001: 115 babies2002: 77 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 60 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 51 babies2008: 49 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 40 babies
US babies named Nayelli per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 115.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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