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Yafet

male

Meaning

"He Will Enlarge"

Form of Japheth from Hebrew tradition, known as a biblical patriarch name and used across Hebrew and Arabic naming contexts.

BiblicalUniqueRare

Popularity History of Yafet

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#14139Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Yafet did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Yafet

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Quick Facts

OriginHebrew, Arabic
Syllables2
Length5 letters

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