Meaning and history
Possibly meaning “he who inspires awe” in Amharic, Tafari was the name of Lij Tafari Makonnen (1892–1975), later known as Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians revere him as the earthly incarnation of God, with Ras Tafari meaning “king Tafari.”
20062006: 29 births, rank #3,524
2007: 26 births, rank #3,893
2008: 24 births, rank #4,145
2009: 11 births, rank #7,236
2010: 22 births, rank #4,366
20112011: 18 births, rank #4,983
2012: 20 births, rank #4,686
2013: 26 births, rank #3,864
2014: 28 births, rank #3,693
2015: 22 births, rank #4,407
20162016: 39 births, rank #2,993
2017: 23 births, rank #4,331
2018: 18 births, rank #5,106
2019: 28 births, rank #3,794
2020: 24 births, rank #4,141
20212021: 31 births, rank #3,582
2022: 44 births, rank #2,873
2023: 51 births, rank #2,575
2024: 30 births, rank #3,693
20252025: 23 births, rank #4,396
In 2025, 23 babies were recorded with the name Tafari, ranking #4,396 among boys.