Is Neftaly a boy or girl name?

Neftaly is a unisex name. Of the 541 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 31.4% were girls and 68.6% were boys.

Neftaly

Recorded 1969–2023 · United States

Neftaly was most popular in 1999, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,068 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 541 people named Neftaly.

Neftaly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neftaly’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neftaly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neftaly is a unisex name — 31.4% of the 541 Americans given it were girls and 68.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Neftaly

Where Neftaly is most concentrated

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

California 6.5×

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