Naftuli
Boy · NAHF-too-lee · Hebrew
Naftuli is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my struggle”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Naftuli mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish form of Naphtali
“my struggle”
Naphtali was a son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Say it
- NAHF-too-lee
Is Naftuli a girl's or a boy's name?
Naftuli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naftuli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Naftuli, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Naftuli than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Naftuli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Naftuli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Naftuli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Naftuli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Naftuli, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Naftuli in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were given Naftuli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,502, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
Naftuli in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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