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Nefertari

Girl

Meaning of Nefertari: Egyptian: 'the most beautiful'

Nefertari is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5094th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5094

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

575

First recorded 1970 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Nefertari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 48.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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