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Entry № 6565 · Hebrew origin

Yaffa Yaffa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ YAH-fah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Beautiful"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)
The meaning

A name that means "beautiful".

Yaffa (יָפָה) is the Hebrew word for "beautiful" — the same root as the Tel Aviv neighborhood Jaffa (the ancient port city).

Yaffa is widely used in modern Israel and the Jewish diaspora. The Israeli singer Yaffa Yarkoni (1925-2012) was a notable bearer.

Beautiful. The Hebrew word, used directly.
In its original form

The name in its native script.

יָפָה
Transliteration
Yāfāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈjɑː.fə /
Root
—
Grammatical form
—
Popularity

Where Yaffa stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Yaffa · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —
Namesakes

Yaffas before her.

Real people
Yaffa Yarkoni
Israeli singer.
1925 – 2012
In fiction
Yaffa
Common contemporary character name in Israeli fiction.
Related

Names connected to Yaffa.

Variants & spellings
  • Jaffa
Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
  • Jaffa
  • Yaffah
Numerology

The number behind Yaffa.

4

The Builder

Yaffa reduces to four — the number of stated beauty.

Parents on Yaffa

Why families chose this name.

"Beautiful, in Hebrew. The Jaffa port behind it. Yaffa."
Rebecca · Mother of one · Tel Aviv