Given name
Japera
“one who gives thanks to God”
Japera is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who gives thanks to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who gives thanks to God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Japera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1980.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Japera’s family of names
Japera has a related form in Japeira. Japera has a related form in Japerah. Japera has a related form in Japerra.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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