Boys' name · since 1981
Jaffer
46 babies named Jaffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
46 boys have been named Jaffer since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaffer has been recorded 46 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #22,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaffer ranks #22,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaffer's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaffer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaffer's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jaffer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Jaffer's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jaffer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Jaffer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaffer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Jaffer 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.