Naphtali is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Naphtali is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,588 for boy births in the United States (and #23,926 across all names), given to 6 babies. Naphtali was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2023 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,588 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,915 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,132 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,781 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #16,954 | — |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,268 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,718 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #17,429 | #6,234 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #17,677 | #8,626 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,708 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,290 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,698 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,733 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,430 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #18,748 | #9,350 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,415 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #14,777 | #8,117 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #14,938 | #8,793 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #19,653 | #8,700 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #16,534 | #11,610 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,980 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,383 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #17,323 | #9,097 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,143 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,071 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,673 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,304 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,709 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,915 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,505 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,344 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,933 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,899 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,448 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #8,822 | #7,010 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #7,970 | #4,868 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,957 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,011 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,707 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,032 |