Nefertiti
Nefertiti was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted an exclusivist and possibly even monotheistic religion, Atenism, centered on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household.
- Ancient Egyptian
Meaning & Origin of Nefertiti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nefertiti was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted an exclusivist and possibly even monotheistic religion, Atenism, centered on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Egyptian
The Story of Nefertiti
The earliest SSA record of Nefertiti as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 7 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Nefertiti — #2,749 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Nefertitis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,431 among baby girl names with 8 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 897 Nefertitis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nefertiti
Nefertiti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 897 births in the dataset. Nefertiti's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,749. Use the chart and map above to compare Nefertiti'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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