Boys' name · since 1999
Jafeth
Jafeth has 258 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
258 babies have been named Jafeth since 1999, making it today's #6648 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jafeth recorded 258 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #6648 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,648 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 258 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jafeth ranks #11,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,648 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 258 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jafeth's 258 recorded births place it above 74.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jafeth compares
258 42nd percentile among 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
Jafeth's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jafeth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jafeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jafeth's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jafeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jafeth by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Jafeth's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jafeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (41% of all-time use).
Jafeth by state
Where Jafeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
12 of 258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jafeth's data
- Jafeth's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jafeths (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jafeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Jafeth 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.