Boys' name · since 1980
Nefi
Nefi has 173 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 173
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
173 boys have been named Nefi since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nefi has 173 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- #13,860 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 173 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nefi ranks #13,860 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 173
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nefi's 173 recorded births place it above 69.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nefi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nefi's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nefi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nefi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Nefi's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nefi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (42% of all-time use).
Nefi by state
Where Nefi concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 173 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nefi's data
- Nefi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nefis (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nefi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1980–2021 (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 Nefi 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.