Good, beautiful, or delightful
The name is primarily known from the Book of Mormon as the first narrator and a significant prophet. While its exact etymology is debated, many scholars link it to the Ancient Egyptian word 'nfr', meaning good, beautiful, or well-favored.
Less common today
Nephi isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,635 in 2001.
A prophet and the primary author of the first two books of the Book of Mormon · The Book of Mormon
Co-founder of Ore-Ida and inventor of the Tater Tot
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
