Nefeli
Nefeli is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Nefeli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nefeli is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Nefeli
Nefeli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 15 births, good for #7,238 nationwide. About 57% of every Nefeli on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nefeli ranks #8,544 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). All told, over 140 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nefeli
Nefeli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Nefeli's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,238. Use the chart and map above to compare Nefeli'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.