Given name & surname
Zafer
“the conquerer; a victorious man”
Zafer is a variant of Zafar. One Arabic interpretation is “the conquerer; a victorious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zafer is a variant of Zafar. One Arabic interpretation is “the conquerer; a victorious man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zafer is a variant of Zafar. An origin associated with Zafar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zafer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 as a first name in 2020; 173 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.
People named Zafer
- Zafer ÖzgültekinTurkish association football player (born 1975)
- Dhaffer L'AbidineTunisian actorborn 1972
- Zafer BiryolTurkish association football player (born 1976)
- Zafer ErginTurkish actor (born 1942)
- Zafer ÇağlayanTurkish statesperson (born 1957)
- Zafer ÖnenTurkish actor (1921–2013)
- Zafer AlgözTurkish actor (born 1961)
- Zafer ÇevikTurkish association football player (born 1984)
- Zafer ŞenocakTurkish-German translator and writer (born 1961)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.