Naftali is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Naftali is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,379 for boy births in the United States (and #5,126 across all names), given to 58 babies. Naftali first appears in 1951 and peaked in 2018 (83 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #2,379 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | #2,073 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | #2,057 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | #2,292 |
| 2020 | 67 | 67 | #2,108 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | #2,121 |
| 2018 | 83 | 83 | #1,831 |
| 2017 | 49 | 49 | #2,588 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #2,460 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 | #2,269 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | #2,267 |
| 2013 | 46 | 46 | #2,615 |
| 2012 | 57 | 57 | #2,286 |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | #3,090 |
| 2010 | 40 | 40 | #2,946 |
| 2009 | 64 | 64 | #2,135 |
| 2008 | 55 | 55 | #2,369 |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #2,709 |
| 2006 | 70 | 70 | #1,937 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #1,938 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #3,514 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #2,829 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #3,742 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #2,969 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #3,665 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #2,991 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | #2,250 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #2,728 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,996 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | #3,182 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #2,626 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,585 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #3,291 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | #2,596 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #3,054 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #2,740 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #2,530 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | #2,270 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #2,569 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,387 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #2,756 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,060 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #2,645 |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #2,195 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | #2,741 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | #2,251 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,754 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,203 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #2,716 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,497 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #3,093 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,291 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #2,832 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,500 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,902 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,793 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,936 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #3,934 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,389 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,809 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,464 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,104 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,087 |