Is Jafar a boy or girl name?

Jafar is a boy’s name. Of the 671 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jafar

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Jafar was most popular in 1994, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,533 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 671 people named Jafar.

Jafar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jafar’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jafar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jafar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 671 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org