How Many People Are Named Cephus?
people named Cephus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 876,371 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,009 babies named Cephus in Social Security records from 1888 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Cephus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cephus alive today is about 62 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cephus first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1922, to 30 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2007
🏆 Rank History
Cephus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #865, in 1906.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #865 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,926 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cephus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cephus were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 7 of those alive today.
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