Neftaly
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nef-tah-LEE
- Origin
- Hebrew
Neftaly is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my struggle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Neftaly mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Neftali; Spanish form of Naphtali
“my struggle”
Spanish form of Naphtali, a son of Jacob; Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes.
Meaning borrowed from Neftali.
Is Neftaly a girl's or a boy's name?
Neftaly is a boys' name.
How popular is Neftaly in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Neftaly in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neftaly in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Neftaly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Neftaly
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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, “Neftaly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neftaly, updated 20 October 2026.