Total births
37
Boys' name · since 1977
Japeth
Japeth has 37 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1977–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Japeth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1977.
Japeth has 37 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2000.
- 37 total births
- 1977–2000 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 boys have been named Japeth since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2000.
- 37
- total births
- 1977–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Japeth was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
8 babies were named Japeth in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Japeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Japeth's full recorded timeline at 1989, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Japeth at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Japeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Japeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Japeth's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Japeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Japeth? ▼
Since 1977, Social Security records show 37 babies named Japeth. The most recent recorded year was 2000. Its busiest year on record was 1979, with 8 births.
When was Japeth most popular? ▼
Japeth was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Japeth been used? ▼
Records for Japeth go back to 1977, giving 24 years of history through 2000.
What names are similar to Japeth? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Japheth, Japhet, Jap, Japaul, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Japeth's data
- Japeth's decade-level peak was the 1970s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Japeth
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Japaul Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1977–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Japeth: Baby Name Since 1977 - 37 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/japeth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Japeth 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 June 2026.