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Neftali

86% boys · 53 born in 2025

Neftali has been given to about 2,677 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,509
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Neftali per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2003 · 90
  • Born in 202553
  • All time2,677

How popular is Neftali?

Its best year was 2003, when 90 babies were given the name, ranking 1747th. The typical living American called Neftali is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Neftali

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Neal0.53
  2. Eli0.52
  3. Ali0.52

Middle names for Neftali

Ranked by flow score
  1. Neftali Paul0.85
  2. Neftali John0.85
  3. Neftali Lee0.85
  4. Neftali Dean0.84
  5. Neftali Blake0.84
  6. Neftali Bryce0.84

Sibling names for Neftali

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.88
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.88
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.88
  4. Ilianasister · 0.88
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.87
  6. Palomasister · 0.87

Where Neftali is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Neftali Reyes0.80
  2. Neftali Moore0.80
  3. Neftali Lee0.80
  4. Neftali Hall0.80
  5. Neftali Green0.80
  6. Neftali Brown0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Neftali

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025

Neftali across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.