Is Nayel a boy or girl name?

Nayel is a boy’s name. Of the 508 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Nayel

Recorded 2009–2025 · United States

Nayel was most popular in 2025, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,832 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,832, with 89 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 508 people named Nayel.

Nayel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nayel’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nayel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nayel is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 508 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nayel

Where Nayel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 3.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org