Nayeli is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Nayeli means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Nayeli across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nayeli has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Nayeli is a girl name of Native American origin meaning “I love you”. A name of Zapotec origin from southern Mexico.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,665 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 73 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nayeli per year, United States (1977 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (1,845/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (14/yr).
Nayeli has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #374 nationally (given to 1,845 babies that year).
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