Jafus

JA-fuhs /ˈdʒæfəs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Jafus is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Jafus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1933. Jafus was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1917 (9 births).

About the name Jafus

PronunciationJA-fuhs /ˈdʒæfəs/
9peak births 1917
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Jafus

How popular is Jafus?

Boys named Jafus
19171920192519301933
Boys named Jafus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–1933 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1933) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jafus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19335—#3,899
19179—#2,843