Nayeli is an established girls' name that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Nayeli is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #271 for girl births in the United States (and #577 across all names), given to 1,151 babies. Nayeli was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 2001 (1,845 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,151 | 1,151 | #271 | — |
| 2024 | 964 | 964 | #318 | — |
| 2023 | 931 | 931 | #333 | — |
| 2022 | 957 | 957 | #337 | — |
| 2021 | 817 | 817 | #383 | — |
| 2020 | 724 | 724 | #424 | — |
| 2019 | 738 | 738 | #434 | — |
| 2018 | 755 | 760 | #410 | — |
| 2017 | 629 | 634 | #498 | — |
| 2016 | 670 | 677 | #474 | — |
| 2015 | 692 | 697 | #458 | — |
| 2014 | 810 | 830 | #402 | — |
| 2013 | 773 | 797 | #398 | — |
| 2012 | 849 | 867 | #369 | — |
| 2011 | 827 | 842 | #382 | — |
| 2010 | 823 | 849 | #388 | — |
| 2009 | 866 | 886 | #373 | — |
| 2008 | 947 | 975 | #352 | — |
| 2007 | 869 | 903 | #378 | — |
| 2006 | 809 | 848 | #399 | — |
| 2005 | 844 | 893 | #372 | — |
| 2004 | 797 | 869 | #391 | #12,644 |
| 2003 | 699 | 749 | #432 | — |
| 2002 | 1,217 | 1,366 | #263 | #7,457 |
| 2001 | 1,845 | 2,049 | #175 | — |
| 2000 | 418 | 431 | #607 | — |
| 1999 | 302 | 302 | #743 | — |
| 1998 | 270 | 270 | #795 | — |
| 1997 | 235 | — | #871 | — |
| 1996 | 228 | — | #872 | — |
| 1995 | 194 | — | #973 | — |
| 1994 | 181 | — | #1,025 | — |
| 1993 | 188 | — | #987 | — |
| 1992 | 175 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1991 | 150 | — | #1,169 | — |
| 1990 | 95 | — | #1,592 | — |
| 1989 | 62 | — | #2,041 | — |
| 1988 | 31 | — | #3,202 | — |
| 1987 | 28 | — | #3,308 | — |
| 1986 | 29 | — | #3,180 | — |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #3,944 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,971 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,676 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,965 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,792 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,251 | — |