How Many People Are Named Japheth?
people named Japheth are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 252,986 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,387 babies named Japheth in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
51 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦΆΧ€ΦΆΧͺ (Yefet) meaning "enlarged". In the Old Testament he is one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham. He was the ancestor of the peoples of Europe and Northern Asia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Japheth in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Japheth alive today is about 21 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 32 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Japheth first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2007, to 51 babies. In 2025, 34 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
π Rank History
Japheth has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,840, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #3,404.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,404 |
| Best rank | #1,840 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,138 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Japheth alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Japheth were born in Texas than in any other state: about 42 of those alive today.
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