boy's name
Japheth
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,452
Japheth is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 51 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Japheth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 125 |
| 1980s | 176 |
| 1990s | 192 |
| 2000s | 327 |
| 2010s | 361 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 206 |
How popular is Japheth?
In 2025, Japheth was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Japheth is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Japheth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Japheth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Japheth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Japheth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Japheth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Japheth
How popular is the name Japheth?
In 2025, Japheth was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Japheth a girl's or a boy's name?
Japheth is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Japheth most popular?
Japheth peaked in 2007, when 51 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Japheth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Japheth currently ranks #3,424 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.