Yafet is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Yafet is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,656 for boy births in the United States (and #16,028 across all names), given to 11 babies. Yafet first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2016 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,656 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #14,187 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #5,434 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,553 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,690 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,751 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,308 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,102 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | #3,881 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #4,400 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,530 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,614 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #4,244 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | #4,650 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #7,068 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,788 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,747 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,201 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #5,064 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,206 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #6,955 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,699 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #7,030 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,902 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,873 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #11,278 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #8,086 |