Boys' name · since 2011

Jafer

Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Jafer, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#34,902 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

10 boys have been named Jafer since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jafer has 10 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2023.

  • #34,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jafer ranks #34,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,902 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Jafer's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jafer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jafer's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded.

Jafer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
5
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
5 20112023 5

Jafer by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Jafer's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Jafer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jafer? ▼
Jafer has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,902 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 5 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Jafer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jafer ranks #34,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jafer most popular? ▼
Jafer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jafer been used? ▼
Jafer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 13 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jafer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jafet, Jafar, Jafeth, Jafari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jafer's data

  • Jafer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jafer

Nearby Names Like Jafer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jafer

Jafet Boy
#2787 1,442 births
Jafar Boy
#6911 671 births
Jafeth Boy
#6648 258 births
Jafari Boy
#10948 228 births
Jaffer Boy
46 births

Compare Jafer side by side: Jafer vs Jafet Jafer vs Jafar Jafer vs Jafeth

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Matilda
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Sank
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Schley
10 births · Peak 1898
Pet
10 births · Peak 1900
Wert
10 births · Peak 1900
Every
10 births · Peak 1901
Zennie
10 births · Peak 1910

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jafer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2011–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Jafer 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 August 2026.