Naftali Boy
How popular is Naftali?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Naftali in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
Naftali popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▼ 306 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,252 in 2015, #2,094 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (83 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,822 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1951 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Naftali counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Naftali family of names ranked #1,839 for boys in 2025 (#1,652 the year before), with 64 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Naftali | 58 | 91% |
| Naphtali | 6 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Naftali is most popular
Babies named Naftali per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (104 boys)
- New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (182 boys)
Naftali by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28 | #3,256 |
| 1960s | 36 | #2,672 |
| 1970s | 124 | #2,205 |
| 1980s | 189 | #2,162 |
| 1990s | 253 | #2,225 |
| 2000s | 436 | #1,918 |
| 2010s | 550 | #1,822 |
| 2020s | 408 | #2,013 |
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Questions
- Is Naftali a boy or girl name?
- Naftali is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Naftali were boys.
- How popular is the name Naftali?
- 58 baby boys were named Naftali in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
- When was Naftali most popular?
- Naftali peaked in 2018, when 83 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,822 in 2018.
- How many people are named Naftali?
- 2,024 babies have been named Naftali in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,969 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Naftali most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Naftali was most common in New Jersey, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.