Is Nephi a boy or girl name?

Nephi is a boy’s name. Of the 730 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nephi

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Nephi was most popular in 2007, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,976 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 730 people named Nephi.

Nephi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nephi’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nephi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nephi is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 730 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Nephi

Where Nephi is most concentrated

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

Utah 108.5×

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