Neftali is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2003 and has grown less common since.
Neftali is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,785 among boys (46) and #12,815 among girls (7) — overall #5,452 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #12,815 | #2,785 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,986 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,901 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,104 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,378 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,925 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,215 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,052 |
| 2016 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,541 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,009 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #18,465 | #2,836 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #11,704 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 50 | 50 | #13,109 | #2,856 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #9,566 | #2,836 |
| 2010 | 44 | 51 | #13,133 | #3,162 |
| 2009 | 79 | 84 | #8,342 | #2,136 |
| 2008 | 80 | 88 | #7,319 | #2,176 |
| 2007 | 81 | 87 | #6,490 | #2,228 |
| 2006 | 68 | 76 | #7,755 | #2,390 |
| 2005 | 71 | 80 | #7,060 | #2,228 |
| 2004 | 67 | 83 | #7,720 | #2,229 |
| 2003 | 90 | 104 | #5,977 | #1,747 |
| 2002 | 73 | 86 | #5,619 | #2,082 |
| 2001 | 72 | 90 | #6,239 | #1,999 |
| 2000 | 83 | 101 | #5,876 | #1,752 |
| 1999 | 59 | 76 | #5,592 | #2,292 |
| 1998 | 66 | 95 | #7,890 | #1,843 |
| 1997 | 86 | — | #4,776 | #1,595 |
| 1996 | 66 | — | #4,835 | #1,980 |
| 1995 | 55 | — | #7,381 | #1,979 |
| 1994 | 53 | — | #6,225 | #2,161 |
| 1993 | 47 | — | #5,372 | #2,558 |
| 1992 | 49 | — | #8,530 | #2,029 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #9,121 | #2,448 |
| 1990 | 43 | — | #9,002 | #2,151 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1988 | 37 | — | #13,224 | #2,023 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | #10,460 | #2,271 |
| 1985 | 32 | — | — | #1,856 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | — | #1,959 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1982 | 24 | — | — | #2,193 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | — | #2,471 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | — | #1,857 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,419 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | — | #1,873 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | #1,966 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | — | #2,218 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,382 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,686 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,339 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | — | #2,020 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,904 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #2,991 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | — | #2,306 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | — | #2,501 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,739 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,409 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,372 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,187 |