Japheth
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he shall enlarge, expansion.
Babies a year
33
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Japheth by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Japheth. In the US, 33 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Japheth. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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