Naftali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAHF-ta-lee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,363 for boys
Naftali is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my struggle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).
What does Naftali mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Naphtali
“my struggle”
Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Is Naftali a girl's or a boy's name?
Naftali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 58 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naftali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 113% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Naftali, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Naftali than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Naftali in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Naftali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Naftali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
How popular is Naftali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,363among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Naftali, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,094th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 83 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
2025 had fewer boys named Naftali than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Naftali in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were given Naftali or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,502, up from #2,363 for this spelling alone.
Naftali in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,363 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,013 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,038 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,094 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,822 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,269 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,913 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 45 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,918 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
Names like Naftali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim Muhammad Musa Abdullah Mustafa Zakariya Yusuf Ahmed Ismail Hamza Umar Rafi
Other spellings of Naftali
Names related to Naftali
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naftali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naftali, updated 20 October 2026.