Nefi
- Gender
- Boy
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Nefi is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nefi mean?
Spelling of Nephi; from the Book of Mormon; its linguistic source is uncertain
Nephi, son of Lehi, is the first narrator of the Book of Mormon and founder of the Nephite people.
Meaning borrowed from Nephi.
Is Nefi a girl's or a boy's name?
Nefi is a boys' name.
How popular is Nefi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Nefi in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nefi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Nefi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nasir, Omari, Hamza, Nazir, Hadi, Amari, Jamari, Levi, Kobe, Aiden, Rami, Kamari
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nefi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nefi, updated 20 October 2026.