יפה
Yafa means “beautiful”
Yafa is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.
- In Hebrew
- יפה
- In English letters
- Yafa
- Other English spellings
- Yaffa, Jaffa
- Meaning
- Beautiful
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Given to
- Girls
- Themes
- Virtues and feelings
- Gematria value
- 95
12,663 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Yafa.
- 12,654 of them are women and girls, and 9 are men and boys.
- 745 of them were born in 1956, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 246, against 226 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Yafa is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling יפה today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 12,654 | 52 | 215 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 9 | 0 | – |
| Muslim girls | 496 | 30 | 122 of 505 |
| Christian Arab girls | 5 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze girls | 34 | 0 | – |
In 2024, Yafa ranked 215 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Yafa in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Yafa.
What does the name Yafa mean?
Yafa means “beautiful”. Yafa is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.
Is Yafa a boy's name or a girl's name?
Yafa is mainly a girl's name. Of the 12,663 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 12,654 are women and girls and 9 are men and boys.
How do you write Yafa in Hebrew?
Yafa is written יפה in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Yafa?
12,663 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Yafa today. The most were born in 1956. In 2024, Yafa ranked 215 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.