US rank #4682 Girls' name Peak 2017 551 births

Nefertari — #4682 US girls' name

551 babies named Nefertari in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4682
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nefertari was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

48 babies were named Nefertari in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nefertari

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Nefertari between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nefertari currently holds the #4682 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nefertari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nefertari shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nefertari in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nefertari 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 551 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.

Nefertari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

551

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2017

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,682

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nefertari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
48
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Nefertari by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
190 births that decade — 34% of Nefertari's all-time total
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Nefertari by state

Where Nefertari concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nefertari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 7.4%
#2 New York
10 1.8%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Nefertari's total US births 7.4%
Even split

41 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nefertari?
551 babies have been named Nefertari since 1970. It currently ranks #4682 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 48 births.
When was Nefertari most popular?
Nefertari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Nefertari most popular?
The top states for the name Nefertari are California (41 births), New York (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Nefertari been used?
Nefertari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nefertari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nefertiti, Neftali, Neftaly, Nefeli, 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, 1970–2024 (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.