Neftali*

#2,634 most common boys' name of all time · #6,330 across all names · 86% male / 14% female · used 1953–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys

#2,634

Rank overall

#6,330 of 105,966

First appeared

1953

Years on the list

71 of 146

All-time

2,677

Since 2016

393

Peak year

2003 #1,746

Best rank

#1,586 1997

Girls Boys peak 90/yr

Neftali first appears in 1953. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	7	46	53	#2,775
2024	—	25	25	#4,233
2023	—	42	42	#2,964
2022	—	44	44	#2,893
2021	—	39	39	#3,085
2020	—	23	23	#4,321
2019	—	42	42	#2,910
2018	—	36	36	#3,188
2017	—	39	39	#3,023
2016	—	50	50	#2,528
2015	—	39	39	#2,992
2014	5	42	47	#2,826
2013	9	39	48	#2,919
2012	8	42	50	#2,839
2011	12	42	54	#2,817
2010	8	36	44	#3,151
2009	15	64	79	#2,127
2008	18	62	80	#2,169
2007	21	60	81	#2,222
2006	16	52	68	#2,381
2005	17	54	71	#2,223
2004	15	52	67	#2,222
2003	20	70	90	#1,746
2002	21	52	73	#2,075
2001	18	54	72	#1,997
2000	19	64	83	#1,748
1999	19	40	59	#2,279
1998	12	54	66	#1,843
1997	22	64	86	#1,586
1996	21	45	66	#1,970
1995	12	43	55	#1,968
1994	15	38	53	#2,153
1993	18	29	47	#2,549
1992	10	39	49	#2,025
1991	9	29	38	#2,439
1990	9	34	43	#2,147
1989	—	36	36	#2,016
1988	5	32	37	#2,008
1987	—	30	30	#2,041
1986	6	25	31	#2,266
1985	—	32	32	#1,859
1984	—	28	28	#1,960
1983	—	29	29	#1,893
1982	—	24	24	#2,186
1981	—	20	20	#2,457
1980	—	25	25	#2,144
1979	—	31	31	#1,824
1978	—	28	28	#1,861
1977	—	20	20	#2,331
1976	—	18	18	#2,475
1975	—	18	18	#2,424
1974	—	25	25	#1,870
1973	—	22	22	#1,966
1972	—	18	18	#2,218
1971	—	21	21	#2,039
1970	—	24	24	#1,844
1969	—	14	14	#2,392
1968	—	11	11	#2,708
1967	—	13	13	#2,339
1966	—	12	12	#2,445
1965	—	13	13	#2,360
1964	—	17	17	#2,035
1963	—	6	6	#3,968
1962	—	9	9	#3,012
1961	—	14	14	#2,320
1960	—	9	9	#3,055
1959	—	12	12	#2,527
1956	—	10	10	#2,792
1955	—	7	7	#3,494
1954	—	7	7	#3,448
1953	—	5	5	#4,322