Is Neftali a boy or girl name?
Neftali is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 25 boys were named Neftali, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.5% of the 2,623 US babies named Neftali were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,275
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Neftali since 1953
- 2,623
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Neftali, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 281 | 11 | 3.8% |
| 1990s | 415 | 147 | 26.2% |
| 2000s | 584 | 180 | 23.6% |
| 2010s | 406 | 42 | 9.4% |
| 2020s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,376 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,835 | 5 | #18,464 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,935 | 9 | #11,702 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,855 | 8 | #13,109 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,836 | 12 | #9,566 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,162 | 8 | #13,132 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,136 | 15 | #8,341 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,175 | 18 | #7,317 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,228 | 21 | #6,490 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,390 | 16 | #7,755 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,228 | 17 | #7,060 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,229 | 15 | #7,719 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,746 | 20 | #5,977 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,082 | 21 | #5,619 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,999 | 18 | #6,239 |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,752 | 19 | #5,876 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,292 | 19 | #5,592 |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,843 | 12 | #7,889 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,595 | 22 | #4,776 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,979 | 21 | #4,835 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,979 | 12 | #7,380 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,161 | 15 | #6,225 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,558 | 18 | #5,372 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,029 | 10 | #8,529 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,448 | 9 | #9,121 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,151 | 9 | #9,001 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,023 | 5 | #13,223 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,271 | 6 | #10,459 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,372 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,187 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neftali reached #1,595 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #4,776 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Neftali
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.