Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Nefertari

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,352 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,352
among girls · ↓612 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Nefertari · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
48 babies
All-time total
575
#10,831 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Nefertari popularity over time

575 babies have been named Nefertari since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 60 6 – #5,832
1980s 45 5 -25% #6,549
1990s 81 8 +80% #7,700
2000s 70 7 -14% #9,303
2010s 190 19 +171% #3,336
2020s (to 2025) 129 22 +13% #4,740

Where Nefertari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 24 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.02 outside top 500
2029 24 0.02 outside top 500
2030 24 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Nefertari

Nefertari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,352 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 575 American babies have been named Nefertari. Its peak came in 2017, when 48 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nefertari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nefertari?

The median living Nefertari is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 31. An estimated 600 people named Nefertari are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nefertari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,352
2024 29 #4,740
2023 20 #6,105
2022 22 #5,756
2021 12 #8,849
2020 22 #5,610
2019 28 #4,866
2018 27 #4,970
2017 48 #3,336
2016 34 #4,328
2015 17 #7,188
2014 8 #12,754
2013 9 #11,703
2012 6 #16,318
2011 5 #18,780
2010 8 #13,132
2009 5 #19,384
2008 11 #10,596
2007 8 #13,569
2006 7 #14,692
2005 10 #10,707
2004 5 #18,033
2003 – –
2002 11 #9,303
2001 7 #13,076
2000 6 #14,489
1995 11 #7,912
1990 11 #7,700
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 10 #5,832
1970 6 #7,689
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
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1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Nefertari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nefertari Nefertari Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II -1290–-1255 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nefertari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nefertari?

The median living Nefertari is about 11 years old. Half of all living Nefertaris are between 6 and 31 years old.

How many people named Nefertari are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Nefertari are alive in the United States, based on 575 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nefertari in 2025?

Nefertari ranked #5,352 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nefertari?

575 babies have been named Nefertari in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nefertari most popular?

Nefertari peaked in 2017, when 48 newborns received the name.

Is Nefertari a boy or girl name?

Nefertari is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nefertari rising or falling?

Nefertari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nefertari become more popular?

Nefertari looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Nefertari in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nefertari?

Well-known people named Nefertari include Nefertari (companion).

Names like Nefertari

Names that sound and feel close to Nefertari: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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