How Many People Are Named Nyle?
An estimated 1,756 people in the United States have the first name Nyle. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nyle peaked in popularity in 2016 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nyle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,756
About 1 in 195,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2016
96 births
Total Registered
2,176
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyle
Nyle is predominantly male (98.0%), though 44 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nyle as a male name
Ranked #2,648 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (96 births)
Nyle as a female name
Ranked #11,950 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (8 births)
Nyle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 551 babies were registered. While Nyle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nyle by Decade
How has Nyle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nyle by State
Birth registrations for Nyle span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey. On average, about 31 Nyles were registered per state.
Nyle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyle
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyle?
We estimate approximately 1,756 people named Nyle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 195,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyle a common name?
Nyle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,176 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyle most popular?
Nyle reached peak popularity in 2016, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyle is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyle a male name?
Nyle is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyle Smith, Nyle Johnson, Nyle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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