Japheth Boy
How popular is Japheth?
#3,378 boy name in 2025
34 baby boys were named Japheth in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
Japheth popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,378 for boys (▼ 164 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,845 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (51 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,821 in 1983 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Japheth counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Japheth family of names ranked #2,201 for boys in 2025 (#2,157 the year before), with 47 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Japheth | 34 | 72% |
| Jafeth | 13 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Japheth is most popular
Babies named Japheth per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 boys)
Japheth by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125 | #1,833 |
| 1980s | 176 | #1,821 |
| 1990s | 192 | #2,861 |
| 2000s | 327 | #2,473 |
| 2010s | 361 | #2,752 |
| 2020s | 206 | #2,845 |
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Questions
- Is Japheth a boy or girl name?
- Japheth is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Japheth were boys.
- How popular is the name Japheth?
- 34 baby boys were named Japheth in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
- When was Japheth most popular?
- Japheth peaked in 2007, when 51 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,821 in 1983.
- How many people are named Japheth?
- 1,387 babies have been named Japheth in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,354 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Japheth most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Japheth was most common in Indiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.