Tafari
Tafari was the 4520th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2604th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 13 places. More babies were named Tafari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,520 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 970babies recorded
Tafari popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,520 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,261 | 24 |
| 2010 | #4,507 | 22 |
| 2000 | #3,410 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,373 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,887 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tafari, counting every spelling?
Tafari has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tafari?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tafari (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tafari 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tafari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tafari?
About 900 people born in the US named Tafari are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 27. That makes Tafari 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.
Tafari by state
How common Tafari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.8×), Florida (2.5×). 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 Tafari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tafari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tafari
How popular is the name Tafari?
Tafari was the 4520th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2604th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 13 places. More babies were named Tafari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tafari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tafari in the US.
Where is Tafari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tafari was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.