Boys' name · since 1997
Yafet
440 babies named Yafet in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yafet is the #7434 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 440 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Yafet recorded 440 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #7434 nationally today, ahead of 47% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,434 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 440 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yafet ranks #8,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,434 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 440 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yafet's 440 recorded births place it above 81.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Yafet compares
440 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Yafet's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yafet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 440 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yafet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yafet splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yafet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yafet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Yafet's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Yafet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (46% of all-time use).
Yafet by state
Where Yafet concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yafet's data
- Yafet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Yafets (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yafet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Yafet 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.