Neftali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nef-tah-LEE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,764 for boys
Neftali is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my struggle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Neftali mean?
Hebrew: Spanish form of Naphtali
“my struggle”
Spanish form of Naphtali, a son of Jacob; Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes.
Is Neftali a girl's or a boy's name?
Neftali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 46 boys in the US.
How popular is Neftali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,764th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Neftali, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 70 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953. 7 girls were also named Neftali in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Neftali than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Neftali in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13% of the babies named Neftali in the US were girls.
Neftali in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,202 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,204 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,736 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,738 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,830 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,577 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,954 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,016 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,834 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
Names like Neftali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Giovanni, Ari, Malachi, Ibrahim, Gianni, Levi, Naftali, Noah, Joshua, Nikolai, Josiah, Jamari
Names related to Neftali
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Neftali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neftali, updated 20 October 2026.