Boys' name · since 1986
Jafet
1,442 babies named Jafet in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,442
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jafet is the #2787 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,442 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Jafet recorded 1,442 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #2787 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,068 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,787 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,442 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jafet ranks #4,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,787 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,442 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,442
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jafet's 1,442 recorded births place it above 91.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jafet compares
1,442 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jafet's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jafet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jafet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jafet's full recorded timeline at 2006, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jafet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jafet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (522 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jafet's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jafet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
522 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
267 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 522 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jafet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jafet's total volume
Jafet by state
Where Jafet concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 316 | 21.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 203 | 14.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 57 | 4.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 34 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
316 of 1,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jafet's data
- Jafet's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (522 total births) through the 2020s (267) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jafets (316 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jafet
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jafet
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jafet
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jafet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1986–2025 (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 Jafet 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.