The baby name Yafith is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /jaˈfet/ (Hebrew) or /ˈjɑːfɪθ/ (English approximation).
Yafith is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Yafith is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /jaˈfet/ (Hebrew) or /ˈjɑːfɪθ/ (English approximation).
Yafith is Hebrew in Origin.
Yafith is the Arabic-influenced rendering of the biblical name Japheth, matching Hebrew Yefet/Yafet (יפת). Its meaning is commonly given as “may he be enlarged, broadened,” echoing the blessing in Genesis 9:27, though a long-standing association with the Hebrew root y‑p‑h (“beauty”) also yields the gloss “beautiful.” Thus the name carries dual resonances of expansion and comeliness.
Attested across Semitic languages, the name appears in Jewish and Islamic tradition: the 10th‑century Karaite scholar Yefet ben ʿAli bears it, and in Arabic sources Yāfith is listed among the sons of Nūḥ (Noah). It persists in Sephardi and Mizrahi communities and occasionally as a surname (Yefet/Jafet). Variants and transliterations include Yefet, Yafet, Jafet, Japhet, Japheth, Jafeth, Yafeth/Yafith. Contemporary use is uncommon but familiar across Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking circles, appealing to parents seeking a scriptural yet distinctive choice.
Yafith is extremely rare. Across 8 countries, we found just 12 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 |
Yafith is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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