Japhet
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning expansion; biblical name for son of Noah.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Japhet by the numbers
Japhet was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Noah
Like Japhet, each of these traces back to Noah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Noahrest, comfort, repose4,075 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noerest or comfort; variant of Noah403 in the US (2017)
- Nouha form of Noah; rest, comfort19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noah-Leerest and peaceful; a form of Noah with Lee9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noahjamesrest and peaceful; a form of Noah with James9 in the US (2017)
- Noa-Rosemovement or pleasantness combined with rose; compound of Noah and Rose3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noah-Alexandermovement and rest combined with defender of men; compound of Noah and Alexander3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Japhet. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Japhet
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