Boys' name · since 1991
Naftuli
Naftuli has 669 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
669 babies have been named Naftuli since 1991, making it today's #3903 boys' name.
Naftuli has 669 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3903 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #6,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naftuli ranks #6,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 669 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naftuli's 669 recorded births place it above 85.42% 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 Naftuli compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Naftuli's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naftuli | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naftuli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naftuli splits its recorded history at 2009: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naftuli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Naftuli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (249 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Naftuli's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Naftuli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 249 births (37% of all-time use).
How Naftuli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Naftuli's total volume
Naftuli by state
Where Naftuli concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 452 | 67.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
452 of 669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Naftuli's data
- Naftuli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (249 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Naftulis (452 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 Naftuli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Naftuli 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.