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Nalleli

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How to Pronounce Nalleli

Pronounced nah-LEH-lee /nɑˈlɛ.li/Medium

Meaning: Nalleli is a Mexican Spanish spelling of the name usually written Nayeli or Nallely, widely reported to derive from a Zapotec phrase meaning 'I love you'. The indigenous origin is popularly cited but not firmly documented, so the meaning is best given with care.Low

In 30 seconds: Nalleli is a Mexican spelling of Nayeli, often said to mean 'I love you' in Zapotec. It crested in the early two-thousands.

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Origin LowSpanish, Zapotec

MeaningNalleli is a Mexican Spanish spelling of the name usually written Nayeli or Nallely, widely reported to derive from a Zapotec phrase meaning 'I love you'. The indigenous origin is popularly cited but not firmly documented, so the meaning is best given with care.

U.S. rank (2017)#17664 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2001

Total births (all-time)≈ 558

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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Nalleli is a spelling of Nayeli, a name of reported Zapotec origin from southern Mexico, commonly translated 'I love you'. Carried north by Mexican American families, it appears in United States records with several spellings, of which Nalleli is one of the most decorative.

It reached its high point around 2001 and stayed uncommon outside Mexican American communities. A girl named Nalleli then is now in her twenties. Because the double-l spelling would mislead an English reader, the audio is guided from the respelling; Nayeli is the more common written form.

Did you know? Nalleli is one of several spellings — Nayeli, Nallely, Nayely — of a name Mexican American families cherish for its reported Zapotec sense of 'I love you'; it peaked around 2001.

Overall data confidence 52%

References — Nalleli — Spelling of Nayeli, reported Zapotec 'I love you'; SSA peak 2001

Variations

NayeliNallelyNayely

Nicknames

NalleNaye

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Nalleli mean?

Nalleli is a spelling of Nayeli, widely reported to mean 'I love you' in Zapotec, though the indigenous origin is not firmly documented.

How do you pronounce Nalleli?

It's said nah-LEH-lee /nɑˈlɛ.li/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Nalleli a boy or girl name?

Nalleli is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Nalleli?

Nalleli was an uncommon name that crested in the early two-thousands among Mexican American families and has stayed rare.