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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Naftali

naf-tah-LEE · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
my struggle; wrestling; my contest
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2066
2024 births73
Peak year2018
First appeared1951
Total US births1,965
2018 peak19511969198820062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Naf
Alternate spellings
NaphtaliNeftali
In other languages
Naphtali (English)Naftali (Hebrew)

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