How Many People Are Named Jafar?
An estimated 646 people in the United States have the first name Jafar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jafar peaked in popularity in 1994 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jafar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jafar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
646
About 1 in 530,579 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1994
33 births
Total Registered
659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jafar
Jafar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 659 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jafar as a male name
Ranked #4,610 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (33 births)
Jafar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jafar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 174 babies were registered. While Jafar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jafar by Decade
How has Jafar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jafar by State
Birth registrations for Jafar span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, New Jersey. The lowest are in New Jersey, Michigan, New York. On average, about 8 Jafars were registered per state.
Jafar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jafar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jafar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jafar?
We estimate approximately 646 people named Jafar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 530,579 Americans share this first name.
Is Jafar a common name?
Jafar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jafar most popular?
Jafar reached peak popularity in 1994, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jafar is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jafar a male name?
Jafar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jafar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jafar Smith, Jafar Johnson, Jafar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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