Nye
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Nye is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Nye mean?
Welsh: Welsh short form of Aneurin
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan was the Welsh politician who founded the National Health Service in 1948.
- Say it
- NY
Is Nye a girl's or a boy's name?
Nye is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nye in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Nye, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nye in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Nye in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
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