Is Japheth a boy or girl name?

Japheth is a boy’s name. Of the 1,387 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Japheth

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Japheth was most popular in 2007, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,387 people named Japheth.

Japheth over time

Births per year. The dot marks Japheth’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Japheth a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Japheth is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,387 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