Names / Unisex names
Naphtali
Current rank
#11,588
holding steady
All-time peak
#4,707
in 1979
First recorded
1975
in U.S. data
Children named
354
since 1975
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,707 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A unisex name, Naphtali first appears in 1975. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 354 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.