Jafar
Jaʽfar, meaning in Arabic "stream", is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among Middle Eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.
- Arabic
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Jafar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaʽfar, meaning in Arabic "stream", is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among Middle Eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
The Story of Jafar
The earliest SSA record of Jafar as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Jafar — #2,347 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Jafars. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,478 among baby boy names with 23 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 704 Jafars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jafar
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About the name Jafar
Jafar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 704 births in the dataset. Jafar's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,347. Use the chart and map above to compare Jafar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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