Jafar

Jafar is a male given name: 99% of people named Jafar are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Azerbaijan, Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880: 547 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jafar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jafar," in English, "Guten Tag Jafar," in German. Jafar is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jafar are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jafar,

German

Guten Tag Jafar,

French

Bonjour Jafar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jafar:

Chinese

Jafar您好：

Japanese

Jafar様

English

Hi Jafar,

German

Hi Jafar,

French

Salut Jafar,

Spanish

Hola Jafar,

Chinese

Jafar你好：

Japanese

Jafarさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Jafar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Azerbaijan	uncommon	man's name	98%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

547 male · 0 female · 547 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jafar a male or female name?

Jafar is a male given name: 99% of people named Jafar are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Jafar in an email?

Is Jafar a unisex name?

Jafar is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Jafar are men. Jafar leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jafar a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jafar (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_jafar,
  title  = {Is Jafar a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jafar},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}