Given name
Nyle
“one who lives on the island”
Nyle is a variant of Nye. One English interpretation is “one who lives on the island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nyle is a variant of Nye. One English interpretation is “one who lives on the island.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nyle is a variant of Nye. An origin associated with Nye is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nyle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,217
- 2,173 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,026 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,026 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 96 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,519 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nyle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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