Girls' name · since 1970
Nefertari
575 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.
- #10,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nefertari is the #5277 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 575 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Nefertari recorded 575 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #5277 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #10,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 575 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nefertari ranks #10,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 575 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nefertari's 575 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nefertari compares
575 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Nefertari's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nefertari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 575 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nefertari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nefertari's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nefertari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nefertari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Nefertari's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nefertari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (33% of all-time use).
How Nefertari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nefertari's total volume
Nefertari by state
Where Nefertari concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
48 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nefertari's data
- Nefertari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (190 total births) through the 2020s (129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nefertaris (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nefertari
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nefertari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Nefertari 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.