Given name & surname · also Welsh
Nye
“one who lives on the island”
Nye is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who lives on the island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who lives on the island.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
Nye is an affectionate form of Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 17 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 as a first name in 2020; 11,915 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nye’s family of names
Nye is an affectionate form of Aneirin. Nye has a related form in Nile. Nye has a related form in Nyle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Nye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Keem
Keem is a masculine given name from English.
>99% boys
Mowgli
Mowgli is a given name from English. It is used in Polish.
>99% boys
Maicon
Maicon is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% boys
Macrae
“the son of Ray”
>99% boys
Godswill
Godswill is a masculine given name from English. It is used in French.
>99% boys
Enri
Enri is a given name from English. It is used in Spanish.
>99% boys
Kidd
“resembling a young goat”
>99% boys
Vili
“the determined protector”
>99% boys