Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Tafari

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #4,520 Trend ↑ Rising 50%
Rank 2025
#4,520
among boys · ↓745 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Tafari · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 74,264
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
51 babies
All-time total
970
#5,256 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Tafari popularity over time

970 babies have been named Tafari since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 7 7 1 – #4,994
1980s – 84 84 8 +1100% #4,109
1990s – 189 189 19 +125% #2,660
2000s – 237 237 24 +25% #3,398
2010s 6 244 250 25 +5% #3,052
2020s (to 2025) – 203 203 34 +35% #2,604

Where Tafari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.01 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Tafari

Tafari is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,520 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 970 American babies have been named Tafari. Its peak came in 2023, when 51 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tafari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tafari?

The median living Tafari is about 17 years old; half are between 7 and 26. An estimated 1,000 people named Tafari are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tafari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 23 #4,520
2024 – – 30 #3,775
2023 – – 51 #2,604
2022 – – 44 #2,912
2021 – – 31 #3,641
2020 – – 24 #4,261
2019 – – 28 #3,886
2018 – – 18 #5,289
2017 – – 23 #4,445
2016 6 #16,025 39 #3,052
2015 – – 22 #4,533
2014 – – 28 #3,768
2013 – – 26 #3,948
2012 – – 20 #4,837
2011 – – 18 #5,170
2010 – – 22 #4,507
2009 – – 11 #7,627
2008 – – 24 #4,244
2007 – – 26 #3,986
2006 – – 29 #3,594
2005 – – 21 #4,312
2004 – – 28 #3,442
2003 – – 23 #3,827
2002 – – 24 #3,655
2001 – – 26 #3,398
2000 – – 25 #3,410
1995 – – 25 #2,913
1990 – – 13 #4,373
1985 – – 8 #5,090
1980 – – 8 #4,887
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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Famous people named Tafari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tafari Benti Tafari Benti Ethiopian military officer; chairman of the Derg from 1974 to 1977 1921–1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tafari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tafari?

The median living Tafari is about 17 years old. Half of all living Tafaris are between 7 and 26 years old.

How many people named Tafari are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Tafari are alive in the United States, based on 970 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tafari in 2025?

Tafari ranked #4,520 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tafari?

970 babies have been named Tafari in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tafari most popular?

Tafari peaked in 2023, when 51 newborns received the name.

Is Tafari a boy or girl name?

Tafari is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tafari rising or falling?

Tafari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tafari become more popular?

Tafari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 boys named Tafari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tafari?

Well-known people named Tafari include Tafari Benti (politician).

Names like Tafari

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