How Many People Are Named Yafet?
An estimated 425 people in the United States have the first name Yafet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Yafet peaked in popularity in 2016 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yafet 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 Yafet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
425
About 1 in 806,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
28 births
Total Registered
429
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yafet
Yafet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 429 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yafet as a male name
Ranked #14,139 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (28 births)
Yafet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yafet span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 201 babies were registered. While Yafet is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yafet by Decade
How has Yafet 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.
Yafet by State
Birth registrations for Yafet span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Maryland. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, California. On average, about 7 Yafets were registered per state.
Yafet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yafet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yafet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yafet?
We estimate approximately 425 people named Yafet 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 806,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Yafet a common name?
Yafet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 429 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yafet most popular?
Yafet reached peak popularity in 2016, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yafet is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yafet a male name?
Yafet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yafet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yafet Smith, Yafet Johnson, Yafet 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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