Jap vs Japhet

Side-by-side comparison of Jap and Japhet — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jap

Boy name

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Name B

Japhet

Boy name · Rank #12715

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Metric Jap Japhet
Current Rank Unranked #12715
Total Births (all years) 25 270
Peak Year 1920 2015
Peak Year Births 10 16
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Jap Japhet
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 20 —
1970ss — 6
1980ss — 18
1990ss — 16
2000ss — 101
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 38

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jap Japhet
2014 — 9
2015 — 16
2016 — 11
2017 — 8
2018 — 6
2019 — 10
2020 — 6
2021 — 10
2022 — 7
2023 — 10
2024 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–1923.

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