Jafet
Meaning
"open, wide"
Origin: Hebrew
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #2,815
- Total SSA Count
- 46
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Jafe, Feto
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"open, wide"
Origin: Hebrew
"dove"
Origin: Hebrew
Jafet is more popular, ranked #2815 vs #2913 for Yonah.
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Jafet is more popular, ranked #2815 compared to Yonah at #2913 in the United States.
Jafet means "open, wide" (Hebrew origin). Yonah means "dove" (Hebrew origin).
Jafet is primarily a boy name. Yonah is primarily a boy name.