Boys' name · since 1977
Jaffar
36 babies named Jaffar in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaffar is the #12406 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 36 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jaffar recorded 36 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #12406 nationally today, ahead of 11% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #24,499 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 36 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaffar ranks #24,499 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 36 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaffar's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jaffar compares
36 13th 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
Jaffar's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaffar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaffar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaffar's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaffar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jaffar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Jaffar's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jaffar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jaffar's data
- Jaffar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaffar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Jaffar 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.