Japheth is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Japheth is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,405 for boy births in the United States (and #7,338 across all names), given to 34 babies. Japheth first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2007 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | #3,405 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #3,243 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #3,506 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | #3,435 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,062 |
| 2020 | 42 | 42 | #2,859 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #3,384 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #2,966 |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | #3,273 |
| 2016 | 39 | 39 | #3,028 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2014 | 43 | 43 | #2,774 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | #3,023 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #3,837 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #3,202 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | #3,754 |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | #2,971 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #4,610 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | #2,488 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | #2,901 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | #3,120 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #3,492 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | #2,959 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #3,218 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #3,097 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | #3,249 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #2,899 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #2,965 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #3,100 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #3,603 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,145 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,181 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #3,193 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #3,521 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,908 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #4,268 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #3,377 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #3,267 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,722 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #2,726 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,495 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #2,571 |
| 1983 | 30 | — | #1,841 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #2,547 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #2,445 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #3,168 |
| 1979 | 30 | — | #1,848 |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #1,892 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #2,971 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #2,549 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #2,981 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,890 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,762 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,149 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,048 |