Name Legacy

Nefertiti

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Nefertiti was most popular in 1980, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,307 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 891 people named Nefertiti.

Most popular in1980
Rank that year#4,307
Births that year33
Total since 1880891
Given to100% girls

Nefertiti over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nefertiti’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nefertiti a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nefertiti is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 891 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nefertiti

Where Nefertiti is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org