Boys' name · since 1970
Japheth
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,387 babies named Japheth, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,387
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,387 babies have been named Japheth since 1970, making it today's #3411 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Japheth has been recorded 1,387 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #3411 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #4,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,411 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,387 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Japheth ranks #4,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,387 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,387
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Japheth's 1,387 recorded births place it above 90.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Japheth compares
1,387 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Japheth's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Japheth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,387 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Japheth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Japheth's full recorded timeline at 1998, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Japheth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Japheth by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (361 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Japheth's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Japheth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
361 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 361 births (26% of all-time use).
How Japheth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Japheth's total volume
Japheth by state
Where Japheth concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
42 of 1,387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Japheth's data
- Japheth's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (361 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Japheths (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Japheth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Japheth 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.