How Many People Are Named Zephyr?
people named Zephyr are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 111,475 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,223 babies named Zephyr in Social Security records from 1905 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
233 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek ฮฮตฯฯ ฯฮฟฯ (Zephyros) meaning "the west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Zephyr, 18.2% were girls and 81.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 15.9% of the babies were girls then and 17.1% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Zephyr alive today is about 9 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Zephyr first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 2021, to 233 babies. In 2025, 198 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Zephyr has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,097, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #1,203. Among girls, its best rank was #2,138, in 1910.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,203 | #4,754 |
| Best rank | #1,097 (2021) | #2,138 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,152 in the 2020s | #5,375 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Zephyr alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zephyr were born in California than in any other state: about 675 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zephyr was given 3.5 times as often in California, 3.2 times in Oregon and 2.9 times in Washington.
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