How Many People Are Named Naftali?
An estimated 1,918 people in the United States have the first name Naftali. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Naftali peaked in popularity in 2018 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naftali as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Naftali paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,918
About 1 in 178,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2018
83 births
Total Registered
1,965
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naftali
Naftali is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,965 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Naftali as a male name
Ranked #2,066 in 2024
73 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (83 births)
Naftali: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naftali span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 550 babies were registered. While Naftali is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Naftali by Decade
How has Naftali tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Naftali by State
Birth registrations for Naftali span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 519 Naftalis were registered per state.
Naftali + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naftali as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naftali: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naftali?
We estimate approximately 1,918 people named Naftali are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Naftali a common name?
Naftali is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,965 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naftali most popular?
Naftali reached peak popularity in 2018, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naftali is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naftali a male name?
Naftali is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naftali Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naftali Smith, Naftali Johnson, Naftali Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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