Nyel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NYE-el
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Nyel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
Where does Nyel come from?
Modern: perhaps a variant of Niall or Nile
Is Nyel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Nyel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Nyel, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003. 6 girls were also named Nyel in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Nyel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nyel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Names like Nyel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kylo, Kyaire, Zayden, Kayson, Jaxton, Izael, Kashton, Nael, Gael, Zyaire, Kyson, Jettson
Names related to Nyel
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Nyel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nyel, updated 20 October 2026.