US rank #10743 Girls' name Peak 2023 118 births

Nefeli — #10743 US girls' name

118 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.

2000s52010s552020s58
#10743
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Nefeli was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nefeli in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nefeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Nefeli between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nefeli currently holds the #10743 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nefeli performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nefeli shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nefeli in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nefeli 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 118 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.

Nefeli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,743

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nefeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2024202220202018201420122003 5

Nefeli by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
58 births that decade — 49% of Nefeli's all-time total
2000s52010s552020s58

Nefeli by state

Where Nefeli concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nefeli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.2%
New York share of Nefeli's total US births 4.2%

5 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nefeli?
118 babies have been named Nefeli since 2003. It currently ranks #10743 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Nefeli most popular?
Nefeli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nefeli most popular?
The top states for the name Nefeli are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nefeli been used?
Nefeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nefeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nefertiti, Nefertari, Neftali, Neftaly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.