Girls' name · since 2003
Nefeli
133 babies named Nefeli in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nefeli is the #7757 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 133 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Nefeli recorded 133 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #7757 nationally today, ahead of 55% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #24,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,757 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nefeli ranks #24,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,757 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 133 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nefeli's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nefeli compares
133 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nefeli's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nefeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nefeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nefeli's full recorded timeline at 2019, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nefeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nefeli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (73 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Nefeli's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nefeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 73 births (55% of all-time use).
Nefeli by state
Where Nefeli concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nefeli's data
- New York records the most Nefelis (5 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 Nefeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Nefeli 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.