Name profile

Nefertari

A name meaning "the most beautiful".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˌnɛf.əɹ.ˈtɑɹ.i/; British English /ˌnɛf.ə.ˈtɑːɹ.i/
Usage languagesAncient Egyptian
US rank (2025)#5,238

Meaning and history

From Egyptian nfrt-jrj, meaning “the most beautiful,” this was the name of an Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom in the 13th century BC, the favourite wife of Ramesses II.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 7 births, rank #13,606
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 11 births, rank #10,084
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: 8 births, rank #11,931
2015: 17 births, rank #6,977
20162016: 34 births, rank #4,250
2017: 48 births, rank #3,305
2018: 27 births, rank #4,889
2019: 28 births, rank #4,773
2020: 22 births, rank #5,487
20212021: 12 births, rank #8,464
2022: 22 births, rank #5,638
2023: 20 births, rank #5,960
2024: 29 births, rank #4,669
20252025: 24 births, rank #5,238

In 2025, 24 babies were recorded with the name Nefertari, ranking #5,238 among girls.