Unisex name · since 1953
Neftali
Neftali has 2,290 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,290
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neftali currently ranks #2775 among unisex names in America, with 2,290 babies recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neftali has been recorded 2,290 times among boys since 1953, currently ranked #2775 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #3,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,290 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neftali ranks #3,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,290 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,290
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neftali's 2,290 recorded births place it above 93.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neftali compares
2,290 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Neftali's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neftali | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,290 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neftali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neftali's full recorded timeline at 1990, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neftali popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Neftali popularity over time - girls
387 total births recorded since 1986 (Neftali as girls' name)
Neftali by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (584 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Neftali's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Neftali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 225
1970s
225 births
- 1980s
1980s
281 births
- 1990s
1990s
415 births
- 2000s
2000s
584 births
- 2010s
2010s
407 births
- 2020s 219
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 584 births (26% of all-time use).
How Neftali compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Neftali's total volume
Neftali by state
Where Neftali concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 393 | 17.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 250 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 212 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 39 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
393 of 2,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Neftali appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neftali's data
- Neftali's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (584 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Neftalis (393 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 Neftali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Neftali 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.