Naftoli
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali.
Meaning & Origin of Naftoli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali.
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The Story of Naftoli
Naftoli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 16 Naftolis were born — ranking #5,434 that year. As of 2026, Naftoli ranks #5,753 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 484 Naftolis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Naftoli
Naftoli is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 484 births in the dataset. Naftoli's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,279. Use the chart and map above to compare Naftoli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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