Recorded 1998–2020 Boys' name Peak 2002 71 births

Jahfari — boys' name

71 babies named Jahfari in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s482010s102020s6
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jahfari was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jahfari in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahfari

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Jahfari between 1998 and 2020, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahfari currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahfari performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jahfari shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahfari in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahfari 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 71 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.

Jahfari at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

71

Since 1998

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1998

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jahfari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1998

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2020201820152007200520042002200120001998 7

Jahfari by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 68% of Jahfari's all-time total
1990s72000s482010s102020s6

Jahfari by state

Where Jahfari concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahfari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 11.3%
New York share of Jahfari's total US births 11.3%

8 of 71 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahfari?
71 babies have been named Jahfari since 1998. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
When was Jahfari most popular?
Jahfari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Jahfari most popular?
The top states for the name Jahfari are New York (8 births).
How long has the name Jahfari been used?
Jahfari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 23 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jahfari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, 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, 1998–2020 (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.