Japheth
Japheth was the 3405th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1841st; the most babies were born in 2007 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 619 places. More babies were named Japheth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,405 boys, down 546 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200751 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,387babies recorded
Japheth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,405 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,859 | 42 |
| 2010 | #3,754 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,249 | 26 |
| 1990 | #4,268 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,168 | 14 |
| 1970 | #5,048 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Japheth, counting every spelling?
Japheth is the most common spelling of a name family that had 47 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 47 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japheth | 34 | #3,405 | 164 |
| Jafeth | 13 | #6,605 | 65 |
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 Japheth?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Japheth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Japheth 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Japheth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Japheth?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Japheth are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 33. That makes Japheth 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.
Japheth by state
How common Japheth was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Japheth: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Japheth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Japheth
How popular is the name Japheth?
Japheth was the 3405th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1841st; the most babies were born in 2007 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 619 places. More babies were named Japheth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Japheth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Japheth in the US.
Where is Japheth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Japheth was most common in Indiana (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and California.