Girls' name · since 1971
Kafi
Kafi has 106 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kafi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1971.
Kafi has 106 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1971 to 1979.
- #26,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kafi ranks #26,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kafi's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kafi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kafi's full recorded timeline at 1975, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kafi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1979
- Peak year (1972)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Kafi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (106 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Kafi's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kafi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 106 births (100% of all-time use).
Kafi by state
Where Kafi concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Kafis (5 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 Kafi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1971–1979 (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 Kafi 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.