Tafari

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tafari: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tafari: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,511 in 2008, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1511highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
1997	#2859
1999	#2097
2000	#2142
2001	#1746
2002	#1651
2003	#1962
2004	#1596
2005	#1851
2006	#1545
2007	#1756
2008	#1511
2009	#3227
2010	#2400
2011	#2194
2012	#4805
2013	#2660
2014	#2964
2015	#2150
2016	#2027
2017	#4812
2018	#2445
2019	#3013
2021	#2493
2022	#1879
2024	#2671

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1511 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Tafari by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tafari in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	13	3 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	88	10 of 10	9
2010s	71	10 of 10	7
2020s	28	3 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Tafari appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1511 in England and Wales in 2008.

Tafari's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1879	12	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2660	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2400	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1511	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1756	11	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1545	12	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1851	9	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1596	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1962	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1651	8	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,511, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
21 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,671position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Shaylan · #1511, 23y
Mishal · #1512, 24y
Corby · #1513, 21y
Danilo · #1513, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Mishal · #1512, 24y
Corby · #1513, 21y
Danilo · #1513, 24y
Farley · #1507, 24y

Tafari and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tafari without appearing here.

Tafari moved ahead of

Harald Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2859 and #2859 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1545 and #4052.
Barry Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1879 and #4001.
Grant Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1879 and #4001.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3227 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2660 and #4685.

Moved ahead of Tafari

Gunnar Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2027 and #2556 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3040.
Tadhg Compare
In 1996 they stood at #2020 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #1174.
Aksel Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2194 and #2892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #4805 and #3416.
Isak Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1879 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #1517.

Moved the opposite way to Tafari

Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #1545 to #2671 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #1756 to #2671 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

Moved the same way as Tafari

Brooke Compare
Between 1996 and 2019 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #2020 to #3013 and Brooke from #2357 to #4702.
Shannon Compare
Between 1996 and 2019 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #2020 to #3013 and Shannon from #1168 to #4702.
Espen Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #1651 to #2671 and Espen from #3225 to #5119.
Graeme Compare
Between 1996 and 2017 in England and Wales · Boys, Tafari went from #2020 to #4812 and Graeme from #755 to #4812.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1511 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Tafari

Tafari at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tafari by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Tafari appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Tafari at a glance

Tafari by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Tafari appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Tafari and the names beside it

Tafari moved ahead of

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