Fun Facts About the Name Nylee
- 279 babies named Nylee: U.S. records list 279 babies given the name Nylee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nylee Mean?
Nylee is a modern English given name, usually feminine, and it does not carry a settled meaning inherited from an older language. Its meaning is therefore uncertain. The spelling follows two familiar patterns in English naming: an opening Ny- sound and a final -lee, an ending widely used in English feminine names and also written -ley or -lie. Those patterns describe how the name is built and pronounced; they are not a documented origin, so Nylee should not be assigned the meaning of a similar-looking name such as Nyla or Neil.
Nylee Name History & Origins
Nylee belongs to the large group of English feminine names formed in recent generations from familiar sounds rather than inherited intact from an earlier language. Its -lee ending matches a set of endings that spread in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, through the twentieth century, and its Ny- opening echoes the sound of names such as Nia and Nyla that were in use in the same period. The name is not attached to a saint, a traditional legend, or a documented older form, and the circumstances of its first use are not established.
How Popular is the Name Nylee?
Nylee 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 2014. Its best rank was #5,219 in 2023.
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 | #9,926 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #5,729 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #5,219 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #10,997 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,116 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,853 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,040 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,047 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,983 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #8,289 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,519 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #5,272 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #6,661 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #9,566 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #10,979 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #12,014 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,273 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #13,485 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #13,597 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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How the Name Nylee Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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