Jafet
Jafet was the 2778th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1967th; the most babies were born in 2015 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 702 places. More babies were named Jafet in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,778 boys, down 179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201568 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,442babies recorded
Jafet popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,778 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,599 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,601 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,594 | 36 |
| 1990 | #6,068 | 8 |
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How popular is Jafet, counting every spelling?
Jafet is the most common spelling of a name family that had 57 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafet | 46 | #2,778 | 218 |
| Japhet | 11 | #7,382 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jafet?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jafet (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jafet born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jafet.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jafet?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Jafet are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Jafet mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jafet by state
How common Jafet was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), Texas (1.7×), California (1.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jafet: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jafet, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jafet
How popular is the name Jafet?
Jafet was the 2778th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1967th; the most babies were born in 2015 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 702 places. More babies were named Jafet in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jafet a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jafet in the US.
Where is Jafet most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jafet was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.