Zephaniah*
#2,092 most common boys' name of all time · #5,012 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1972–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,092
Rank overall
#5,012 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
51 of 146
All-time
3,857
Since 2016
1,575
Peak year
2019 #1,141
Best rank
#1,141 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 194/yr
Zephaniah first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 123 | 143 | #1,456 |
| 2024 | 14 | 144 | 158 | #1,335 |
| 2023 | 18 | 125 | 143 | #1,456 |
| 2022 | 13 | 119 | 132 | #1,520 |
| 2021 | 21 | 132 | 153 | #1,394 |
| 2020 | 19 | 125 | 144 | #1,393 |
| 2019 | 23 | 171 | 194 | #1,141 |
| 2018 | 19 | 152 | 171 | #1,225 |
| 2017 | 27 | 138 | 165 | #1,310 |
| 2016 | 28 | 144 | 172 | #1,273 |
| 2015 | 19 | 122 | 141 | #1,413 |
| 2014 | 18 | 123 | 141 | #1,387 |
| 2013 | 23 | 129 | 152 | #1,331 |
| 2012 | 15 | 117 | 132 | #1,422 |
| 2011 | 24 | 117 | 141 | #1,417 |
| 2010 | 15 | 108 | 123 | #1,513 |
| 2009 | 20 | 109 | 129 | #1,524 |
| 2008 | 20 | 121 | 141 | #1,403 |
| 2007 | 14 | 109 | 123 | #1,471 |
| 2006 | 16 | 91 | 107 | #1,602 |
| 2005 | 10 | 85 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 2004 | 13 | 75 | 88 | #1,714 |
| 2003 | 8 | 63 | 71 | #1,876 |
| 2002 | 10 | 66 | 76 | #1,756 |
| 2001 | 12 | 59 | 71 | #1,883 |
| 2000 | 6 | 68 | 74 | #1,693 |
| 1999 | 9 | 43 | 52 | #2,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | 52 | 61 | #1,891 |
| 1997 | 7 | 37 | 44 | #2,293 |
| 1996 | 7 | 41 | 48 | #2,101 |
| 1995 | — | 29 | 29 | #2,597 |
| 1994 | — | 29 | 29 | #2,596 |
| 1993 | — | 21 | 21 | #3,208 |
| 1992 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,070 |
| 1991 | — | 18 | 18 | #3,418 |
| 1990 | — | 18 | 18 | #3,412 |
| 1989 | — | 17 | 17 | #3,412 |
| 1988 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,359 |
| 1987 | — | 15 | 15 | #3,299 |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,706 |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,537 |
| 1984 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,860 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,263 |
| 1982 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,913 |
| 1981 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,191 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,324 |
| 1978 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,914 |
| 1977 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,495 |
| 1976 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,355 |
| 1975 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,710 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,440 |