US rank #4017 Boys' name Peak 2005 639 births

Naftuli — #4017 US boys' name

639 babies named Naftuli in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s1932010s2492020s145
#4017
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Naftuli was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

46 babies were named Naftuli in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naftuli

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Naftuli between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naftuli currently holds the #4017 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naftuli performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Naftuli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 452 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Naftuli in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naftuli in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 639 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naftuli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

639

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2005

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,017

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naftuli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
46
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Naftuli by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
249 births that decade — 39% of Naftuli's all-time total
1990s522000s1932010s2492020s145

Naftuli by state

Where Naftuli concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Naftuli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
452 70.7%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Naftuli's total US births 70.7%
Even split

452 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naftuli?
639 babies have been named Naftuli since 1991. It currently ranks #4017 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 46 births.
When was Naftuli most popular?
Naftuli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Naftuli most popular?
The top states for the name Naftuli are New York (452 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Naftuli been used?
Naftuli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naftuli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naftali, Nafis, Naftoli, Naftula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.