Nephi
Nephi is a name with a single cultural origin: Mormon.
- Mormon
Meaning & Origin of Nephi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nephi is a name with a single cultural origin: Mormon.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Mormon
The Story of Nephi
Nephi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 26 births, good for #3,892 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Nephis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 723 Nephis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Nephi
Nephi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 723 births in the dataset. Nephi's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Nephi'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.