How Many People Are Named Jafeth?
An estimated 243 people in the United States have the first name Jafeth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Jafeth peaked in popularity in 2022 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jafeth 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 Jafeth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
243
About 1 in 1,410,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
23 births
Total Registered
245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jafeth
Jafeth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 245 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jafeth as a male name
Ranked #6,975 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (23 births)
Jafeth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jafeth span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 105 babies were registered. While Jafeth is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jafeth by Decade
How has Jafeth 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.
Jafeth by State
Jafeth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jafeth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jafeth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jafeth?
We estimate approximately 243 people named Jafeth 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 1,410,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Jafeth a common name?
Jafeth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jafeth most popular?
Jafeth reached peak popularity in 2022, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jafeth is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jafeth a male name?
Jafeth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jafeth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jafeth Smith, Jafeth Johnson, Jafeth 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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