Nefertiti
A feminine given name of Egyptian origin meaning "the beautiful one has come".
Name Census estimates that about 843 living Americans carry the first name Nefertiti. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nefertiti today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nefertiti births was 1980 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nefertiti. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nefertiti with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
843
~ 1 in 406,589 Americans
Peak year
1980
33 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,817
Tracked since 1969
Census
Nefertiti in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 724 people with the first name Nefertiti, which placed it at #15,776 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,776
National first-name rank
People counted
724
724 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
73.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nefertiti
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nefertiti is Black at 73.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.7%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nefertiti described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nefertiti at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American73.3% · 531
- Hispanic or Latino15.7% · 114
- Two or more races5.5% · 40
- White3.9% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Nefertiti: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nefertiti from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 212 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Nefertiti remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nefertiti by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nefertiti during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nefertitis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Nefertiti, while Illinois, Florida, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nefertiti
Nefertiti is an ancient Egyptian name that dates back to the 14th century BC. It is derived from the Egyptian words "nefer," meaning "beautiful," and "titi," meaning "a woman has come." The name literally translates to "The Beautiful One Has Come."
The name Nefertiti is most famously associated with the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom period. Nefertiti was known for her powerful influence and her role in the religious revolution that established the worship of the Aten, the sun disk. She is also renowned for her iconic bust sculpture, which is considered one of the most famous and recognizable works of ancient Egyptian art.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Nefertiti can be found in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions and artworks from the 14th century BC, including her famous bust and various temple reliefs depicting her alongside Akhenaten.
Throughout history, the name Nefertiti has been associated with several notable figures, including:
1. Nefertiti (c. 1370-1330 BC), the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten and a prominent figure in ancient Egyptian history.
2. Nefertiti (c. 1355-1322 BC), the daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, who was also known as Meritaten.
3. Nefertiti (c. 1330-1295 BC), the daughter of Akhenaten and his secondary wife Kiya, who later became the wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
4. Nefertiti (c. 1120-1090 BC), a princess of the 20th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, who was the daughter of Pharaoh Ramesses III.
5. Nefertiti (fl. 4th century AD), an Egyptian Christian martyr and saint who was executed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire.
While the name Nefertiti has its roots in ancient Egyptian culture, it has transcended time and inspired many modern individuals to adopt it, serving as a testament to its enduring beauty and historical significance.
People
Nefertiti + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nefertiti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nefertiti: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nefertiti?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 843 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nefertiti going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 406,589 US residents.
Is Nefertiti a common name?
We classify Nefertiti as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 880 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nefertiti most popular?
The single biggest year for Nefertiti was 1980, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nefertiti is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nefertiti in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 724 people with the name Nefertiti, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,776 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nefertiti in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nefertiti?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nefertiti leans strongly female. 714 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 8 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nefertiti?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nefertiti is Black at 73.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.7%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nefertiti most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Nefertiti in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.3% (531 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nefertiti in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nefertiti a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nefertiti in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nefertiti still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nefertiti in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nefertiti can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Nefertiti?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.