Boys' name · since 1971
Yaphet
Yaphet has 261 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 261
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yaphet is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 261 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaphet has been recorded 261 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #11,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 261 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaphet ranks #11,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 261
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yaphet's 261 recorded births place it above 74.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yaphet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yaphet splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yaphet popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1972)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yaphet popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1972 (Yaphet as girls' name)
Yaphet by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Yaphet's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yaphet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Yaphet's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yaphet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1971–2021 (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 Yaphet 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.