boy's name
Tafari
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,227
Tafari is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Tafari 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 | 7 |
| 1980s | 84 |
| 1990s | 189 |
| 2000s | 237 |
| 2010s | 250 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 203 |
How popular is Tafari?
In 2025, Tafari was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tafari 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 Tafari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tafari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tafari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tafari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tafari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tafari
How popular is the name Tafari?
In 2025, Tafari was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tafari a girl's or a boy's name?
Tafari is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Tafari most popular?
Tafari peaked in 2023, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tafari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tafari currently ranks #3,075 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.