Boys' name · since 1998
Jahfari
Jahfari has 71 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahfari sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 71 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Jahfari recorded 71 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.
- #19,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 71 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahfari ranks #19,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahfari's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahfari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahfari splits its recorded history at 2005: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahfari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jahfari by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Jahfari's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jahfari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (68% of all-time use).
Jahfari by state
Where Jahfari concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 11.3% |
8 of 71 births nationwide.
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- Jahfari's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahfaris (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jahfari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1998–2020 (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 Jahfari 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.