Holding steady, #9,457 for girls today.
Popularity of Nylee since 2007
Babies named Nylee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2014, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Nylee's real moment was 2023.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 34 |
| 2010s | 155 |
| 2020s | 90 |
Meaning & origin
Nylee is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2007. It has never broken into widespread use; as of 2025, its rank was 9,457, with approximately 1 in 160,727 babies receiving the name. The name reached its peak popularity in 2023, though even then it remained very uncommon. Its trajectory is considered stable, with no dramatic rise or fall. Nylee follows a pattern of phonetic spellings ending in '-ee' that have become fashionable in recent decades, similar to Kylee or Rylee. It is most often given to girls. The name has no recorded top states, indicating that its usage is scattered rather than concentrated in any region.
Nylee is a modern coinage, likely modeled after popular names like Kylee or Rylee with the fashionable -ee suffix. It first appeared in U.S. records in 2007 and has seen modest use since. Its spelling variants suggest a phonetic invention rather than a traditional name.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Nyleigh, Nyly, Nyley
Sibling names for Nylee
Names that share Nylee's style, for a brother or sister.
