Naftoli
Boy · NAHF-ta-lee · Hebrew
Naftoli is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my struggle”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Naftoli mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish form of Naphtali
“my struggle”
Ashkenazi form of Naphtali, one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
- Say it
- NAHF-ta-lee
Is Naftoli a girl's or a boy's name?
Naftoli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naftoli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Naftoli, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Naftoli than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Naftoli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Naftoli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Naftoli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Naftoli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Naftoli, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had fewer boys named Naftoli than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Naftoli in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were given Naftoli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,502, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
Naftoli in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
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