Jafet
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning expansion; a form of Japheth.
Babies a year
37
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jafet by the numbers
Jafet was given to 37 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 68 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jafet. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jafethhe will enlarge; variant of Japheth11 in the US (2017)
- Jaret9 in the US (2017)
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jareddescends or flowing down839 in the US (2017)
- Jaxengod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson327 in the US (2017)
- Jamelbeautiful; a form of Jamal104 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jafet
Names that are said the same way as Jafet, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Japhetexpansion; biblical name for son of Noah8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jafet
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