Japhet is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Japhet is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,382 for boy births in the United States (and #15,506 across all names), given to 11 babies. Japhet first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2015 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,382 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,099 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #7,955 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,255 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,828 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,188 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #7,888 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,367 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,208 |
| 2016 | 11 | 22 | #7,346 |
| 2015 | 16 | 30 | #5,613 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 | #8,424 |
| 2013 | 12 | 30 | #6,778 |
| 2012 | 8 | 41 | #9,221 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17 | #13,140 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 | #11,332 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 | #6,589 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #6,933 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #6,820 |
| 2006 | 11 | 17 | #7,135 |
| 2005 | 11 | 17 | #6,835 |
| 2004 | 6 | 17 | #10,533 |
| 2003 | 9 | 18 | #7,508 |
| 2002 | 10 | 17 | #6,741 |
| 2001 | 6 | 16 | #9,794 |
| 2000 | 11 | 16 | #6,083 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #10,614 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,617 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,690 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,517 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,781 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,811 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,660 |