Given name & surname
Jaffar
“from the small stream”
Jaffar is a variant of Jafar. One Arabic interpretation is “from the small stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaffar is a variant of Jafar. One Arabic interpretation is “from the small stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaffar is a variant of Jafar. An origin associated with Jafar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaffar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 36 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,781 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,781 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 286 as a first name in 2020; 357 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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