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Naphtali
OriginHebrew
Meaning"wrestling, struggling"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#11588
2025 SSA
About Naphtali
Rarely used biblical choice -- he's a son of Jacob -- with a bit of a white-bearded image.
Naphtali is also given to girls.
Pronounced NAF-tah-ly.
As of October 2026, Naphtali ranked #11588 for boys in US births in 2025 and #16944 for girls in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #4707 for boys in 1979 and #7969 for girls in 1982.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Naphtali on lists
Famous Naphtalis
- NaphtaliBoy
sixth son of Jacob, founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali
- Naphtali "Tuli" KupferbergBoy
American poet and musician of band the Fugs
- Naphtali DaggettBoy
American minister and former president of Yale University
- Naphtali Hirz WesselyBoy
German,Jewish scholar
- Naphtali LewisBoy
American papyrologist
- Naphtali CohenBoy
Russian,German rabbi
- Naphtali LauBoy
Lavie, Israeli journalist and diplomat
- Naphtali KellerBoy
Austrian scholar
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