Jaffar
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Jaffar is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaffar mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jafar
A male given name from Arabic, Persian
Meaning borrowed from Jafar. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Jaffar a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaffar is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaffar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 5 boys.
Jaffar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Jaffar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdur, Zahir, Umair, Zubayr, Khizar, Hammad, Muhammad, Fahad, Habib, Zohaib, Umar, Musab
Names related to Jaffar
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaffar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaffar, updated 20 October 2026.