Nalleli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-YEH-lee
Nalleli is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nalleli mean?
Spelling of Nallely, itself a spelling of Nayeli, a Mexican name often said to be Zapotec
A spelling of Nayeli, popularly explained as Zapotec for 'I love you', though this is uncertain.
Meaning borrowed from Nallely.
Is Nalleli a girl's or a boy's name?
Nalleli is a girls' name.
How popular is Nalleli in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Nalleli in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nalleli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 77 | #2,122 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
Names like Nalleli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nayeli, Madison, Noemi, Naomi, Emily, Cassidy, Savannah, Imani, Mckenna, Anahi, Kennedy, Brianna
Names related to Nalleli
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nalleli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nalleli, updated 20 October 2026.