Neftali
Neftali is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Neftalí Díaz, Panamanian football player Neftalí Feliz, Dominican right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball Neftalí Garzón Contreras, Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution Neftalí Luna, Spanish football player Neftali Manzambi, Swiss football player Jonatan Neftalí, Spanish…
Meaning & Origin of Neftali
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neftali is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Neftalí Díaz, Panamanian football player Neftalí Feliz, Dominican right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball Neftalí Garzón Contreras, Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution Neftalí Luna, Spanish football player Neftali Manzambi, Swiss football player Jonatan Neftalí, Spanish…
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The Story of Neftali
As a girl name
American parents first put Neftali on the record books as a girl name in 1986, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 22 Neftalis were born — ranking #4,660 that year. About 47% of every Neftali on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Neftali last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 380 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Neftali as a boy name dates back to 1953, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Neftali — #1,738 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Neftali on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Neftali ranks #3,452 for boys with 34 births, holding steady (+0%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Neftali
Neftali is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Neftali's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,580. Use the chart and map above to compare Neftali'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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