NAME PROFILE
Yafa
A variant of Doris, derived from the Greek word for gift; it characterizes a person who is a natural blessing with a creative, graceful, and compassionate spirit.
Key Stats
| Total births | 135 |
| Gender | Female (0% / 100%) |
| Peak year | 2024 |
| Peak generation | Gen A |
| First recorded | 2024 |
| Most recent | 2025 |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Origin | Greek, English |
| Comeback name | No |
Popularity Trend (1910–2025)
19102025
Name Traits & Attributes
⚡ Modern Favorite
Top States
IL — 50%TX — 50%AK — 0%ND — 0%NE — 0%
Notable People
Dorace Fontane (Singer in The Fontane Sisters) · Doris Day (Iconic Actress and Singer in Pillow Talk) · Doris Roberts (Emmy-winning Actress in Everybody Loves Raymond) · Doris Lessing (Nobel Prize-winning Author of The Golden Notebook) · Doris Kearns Goodwin (Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian and Author of Team of Rivals)
Nicknames & Diminutives
DoraDoryCeceRae
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