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Jafar
OriginArabic, Iranian
Meaning"stream"
About Jafar
Most commonly associated with the Disney villain from Aladdin.
Pronounced juh-FAR.
As of October 2026, Jafar ranked #6961 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2368 in 1994.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,605 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,820 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,951 | 20 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | #4,610 | 22 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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