How Many People Are Named Jafet?
An estimated 1,380 people in the United States have the first name Jafet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jafet peaked in popularity in 2015 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jafet 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 Jafet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jafet is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,380
About 1 in 248,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2015
68 births
Total Registered
1,396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jafet
Jafet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,396 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jafet as a male name
Ranked #2,799 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (68 births)
Jafet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jafet span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 522 babies were registered. While Jafet is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jafet by Decade
How has Jafet 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.
Jafet by State
Birth registrations for Jafet span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, New York. On average, about 80 Jafets were registered per state.
Jafet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jafet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jafet
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Jafet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jafet?
We estimate approximately 1,380 people named Jafet 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 248,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Jafet a common name?
Jafet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jafet most popular?
Jafet reached peak popularity in 2015, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jafet is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jafet a male name?
Jafet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jafet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jafet Smith, Jafet Johnson, Jafet 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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