Recorded 1977–2015 Boys' name Peak 1985 31 births

Jaffar — boys' name

31 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.

1970s51980s61990s52000s52010s10
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jaffar was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jaffar in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaffar

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Jaffar between 1977 and 2015, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaffar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaffar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaffar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaffar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaffar at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

31

Since 1977

39 years of records

Peak year

1985

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1977

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jaffar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1977

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1985)
6
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Jaffar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 32% of Jaffar's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s52000s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaffar?
31 babies have been named Jaffar since 1977. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Jaffar most popular?
Jaffar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jaffar been used?
Jaffar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 39 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jaffar?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.