Masculine dossier · first seen 1978
Tafari
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
51
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Tafari
How many people are named Tafari?
An estimated 948 living Americans are named Tafari.
How rare is Tafari?
Tafari is very rare among babies today, with 23 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 54.9% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Tafari?
The median age of a living American named Tafari is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 28 years old.
Is Tafari still popular?
Yes — Tafari is currently rising in popularity, with 23 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Tafari most common?
Tafari has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.
1978Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
54.9%
2025
23
All-time
964
Where it lives now
Tafari is most concentrated in New York — about 6.4× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Tafari is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.