Fun Facts About the Name Naylee
- 135 babies named Naylee: U.S. records list 135 babies given the name Naylee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Naylee Mean?
Naylee is an English feminine name whose exact etymology is not securely documented. The established name most often compared with it is Nayla (also Naila), an Arabic feminine name based on the active participle nā'il, "one who attains"; its feminine form nā'ila gives the sense "successful" or "attainer." If Naylee is an English spelling of Nayla, it shares that meaning, but the link is conventional rather than documented for Naylee itself. Nayeli, a similar-looking Mexican name associated with Zapotec, is pronounced nah-YEH-lee and should not be assumed to be the source of Naylee.
Naylee Name History & Origins
Nayla and Naila are Romanized forms of the Arabic feminine name نائلة, from the root n-w-l; the verb nāla means "to attain" or "obtain." The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim communities elsewhere, with transliterations that also include Naïla. Naylee is not a traditional Arabic spelling. Its final -lee follows an English convention for spelling a final long e sound in feminine names.
The spelling Naylee therefore belongs to English-language naming rather than to an independent Arabic tradition; its history is a matter of variation around Nayla/Naila. Nayeli has a separate background in Mexico and is linked to Zapotec, though the popular explanation of it as "I love you" is a customary interpretation rather than a securely reconstructed etymology. Because Naylee differs from Nayeli in pronunciation and form, their resemblance does not establish a shared origin.
How Popular is the Name Naylee?
Naylee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #8,991 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,808 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,811 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #13,063 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,924 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,874 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #11,184 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,674 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,868 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,750 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,700 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,991 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,563 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #11,986 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,338 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,587 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #16,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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