How Many People Are Named Zephaniah?
people named Zephaniah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 89,754 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,857 babies named Zephaniah in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
194 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name Χ¦Φ°Χ€Φ·Χ Φ°ΧΦΈΧ (Tzefanyah) meaning "YAHWEH has hidden". This is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Zephaniah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Zephaniah, 12.4% were girls and 87.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Zephaniah rose from 0% in the 1980s to 12% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Zephaniah alive today is about 14 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Zephaniah first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2019, to 194 babies. In 2025, 143 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
π Rank History
Zephaniah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,143, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #1,458. Among girls, its best rank was #4,986, in 2016.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,458 | #6,110 |
| Best rank | #1,143 (2019) | #4,986 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,335 in the 2010s | #6,091 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Zephaniah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zephaniah were born in California than in any other state: about 311 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zephaniah was given 3.1 times as often in Colorado, 1.8 times in Florida and 1.8 times in Texas.
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