Jap vs Japheth

Side-by-side comparison of Jap and Japheth — 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

Japheth

Boy name · Rank #3236

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Metric Jap Japheth
Current Rank Unranked #3236
Total Births (all years) 25 1,353
Peak Year 1920 2007
Peak Year Births 10 51
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Jap Japheth
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 20 —
1970ss — 125
1980ss — 176
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 327
2010ss — 361
2020ss — 172

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jap Japheth
2014 — 43
2015 — 43
2016 — 39
2017 — 35
2018 — 40
2019 — 34
2020 — 42
2021 — 26
2022 — 34
2023 — 33
2024 — 37

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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