Nayelis
Nayelis is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Nayelis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nayelis is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Nayelis
The earliest SSA record of Nayelis as a baby girl name dates back to 2001, when 43 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Nayelis — #3,197 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Nayelis on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nayelis ranks #7,216 for baby girls with 15 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 542 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nayelis
Nayelis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 542 births in the dataset. Nayelis's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,197. Use the chart and map above to compare Nayelis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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