Boys' name · since 1976
Naftoli
Naftoli has 460 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 460
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
460 babies have been named Naftoli since 1976, making it today's #10985 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naftoli has been recorded 460 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10985 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,985 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 460 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naftoli ranks #8,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,985 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 460 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 460
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naftoli's 460 recorded births place it above 81.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Naftoli compares
460 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Naftoli's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naftoli | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 460 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naftoli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naftoli splits its recorded history at 2003: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naftoli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Naftoli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (124 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Naftoli's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Naftoli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 124 births (27% of all-time use).
Naftoli by state
Where Naftoli concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 176 | 38.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 100 | 21.7% |
176 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Naftoli's data
- Naftoli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Naftolis (176 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naftoli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Naftoli draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.