Jafet is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Jafet is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,778 for boy births in the United States (and #5,944 across all names), given to 46 babies. Jafet first appears in 1986 and peaked in 2015 (68 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #2,807 |
| 2023 | 46 | 53 | #2,780 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | #3,242 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2020 | 49 | 55 | #2,599 |
| 2019 | 40 | 48 | #3,016 |
| 2018 | 33 | 40 | #3,405 |
| 2017 | 37 | 52 | #3,152 |
| 2016 | 47 | 66 | #2,641 |
| 2015 | 68 | 95 | #2,076 |
| 2014 | 55 | 74 | #2,354 |
| 2013 | 43 | 67 | #2,734 |
| 2012 | 44 | 65 | #2,736 |
| 2011 | 51 | 68 | #2,453 |
| 2010 | 47 | 62 | #2,601 |
| 2009 | 67 | 83 | #2,060 |
| 2008 | 61 | 83 | #2,192 |
| 2007 | 62 | 78 | #2,173 |
| 2006 | 52 | 73 | #2,383 |
| 2005 | 47 | 73 | #2,449 |
| 2004 | 52 | 71 | #2,222 |
| 2003 | 40 | 60 | #2,562 |
| 2002 | 50 | 73 | #2,139 |
| 2001 | 55 | 84 | #1,967 |
| 2000 | 36 | 59 | #2,594 |
| 1999 | 45 | 66 | #2,117 |
| 1998 | 19 | 33 | #3,759 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #3,950 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #5,000 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,366 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,044 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,127 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,024 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #4,095 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,068 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #4,971 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,752 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,263 |