Total births
61
Boys' name · since 1993
Jaafar
61 babies named Jaafar in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 61
- total births
- 1993–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
61 boys have been named Jaafar since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jaafar has 61 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2023.
- 61 total births
- 1993–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
61 boys have been named Jaafar since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 61
- total births
- 1993–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Jaafar was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
7 babies were named Jaafar in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
Jaafar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaafar's full recorded timeline at 2008, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaafar at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Jaafar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jaafar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jaafar's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jaafar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jaafar? ▼
Jaafar has been given to 61 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
When was Jaafar most popular? ▼
Jaafar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Jaafar been used? ▼
Records for Jaafar go back to 1993, giving 31 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Jaafar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaasiel, Jaaziel, Jaaron, Jaaziah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Jaafar's data
- Jaafar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jaafar
Nearby Names Like Jaafar
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaafar
Jaasiel Boy
#7450 571 births
Jaaziel Boy
#4997 531 births
Jaaron Boy
#12743 336 births
Jaaziah Boy
#11636 215 births
Jaan Boy
151 births
Compare Jaafar side by side: Jaafar vs Jaasiel Jaafar vs Jaaziel Jaafar vs Jaaron
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jaafar: Baby Name Since 1993 - 61 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaafar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaafar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.