Is Neftali a boy or girl name?

Neftali is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,677 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.5% were girls and 85.5% were boys.

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Neftali

Recorded 1953–2025 · United States

Neftali was most popular in 2003, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,404 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,677 people named Neftali.

Neftali over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neftali’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neftali a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neftali is mostly a boy’s name — 14.5% of the 2,677 Americans given it were girls and 85.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Neftali

Where Neftali 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