Nye
Nye is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Nye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nye is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Nye
As a girl name
American parents first put Nye on the record books as a girl name in 2020, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 5 Nyes were born — ranking #15,082 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Nyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 7 births, good for #9,692 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Nyes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Nyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nye
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nye. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aneirin
- Aneurin
Names that sound like Nye
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About the name Nye
Nye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Nye's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #9,692. Use the chart and map above to compare Nye'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.