How Many People Are Named Japheth?
An estimated 1,324 people in the United States have the first name Japheth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Japheth peaked in popularity in 2007 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Japheth 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 Japheth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,324
About 1 in 258,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2007
51 births
Total Registered
1,353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Japheth
Japheth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,353 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Japheth as a male name
Ranked #3,236 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (51 births)
Japheth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Japheth span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 361 babies were registered. While Japheth is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Japheth by Decade
How has Japheth 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.
Japheth by State
Birth registrations for Japheth span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, Ohio. On average, about 19 Japheths were registered per state.
Japheth + Last Name Combinations
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Japheth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Japheth?
We estimate approximately 1,324 people named Japheth 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 258,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Japheth a common name?
Japheth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Japheth most popular?
Japheth reached peak popularity in 2007, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Japheth is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Japheth a male name?
Japheth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Japheth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Japheth Smith, Japheth Johnson, Japheth 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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