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Origin & history of Japheth1
Hebrew roots
Japheth comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Enlargement, expansion, beauty.
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How popular is Japheth?
2007
peak year
The name Japheth reached its peak in 2007, with 51 registrations (ranked #2488). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1970, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3252) today, averaging about 36 new babies per year. Japheth's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,353 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
51
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,488)
(ranked #2,488)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,353
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Japheth5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
J1
A1
P7
H8
E5
T2
H8
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Japheth🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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