Is Zephaniah a boy or girl name?
Zephaniah is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 143 boys were named Zephaniah, so 8.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.3% of the 3,710 US babies named Zephaniah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,339
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,933
- Babies named Zephaniah since 1972
- 3,710
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 193 babies
Boys and girls named Zephaniah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 299 | 32 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 846 | 129 | 13.2% |
| 2010s | 1,319 | 210 | 13.7% |
| 2020s | 644 | 85 | 11.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143 | #1,339 | 14 | #7,933 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,456 | 18 | #6,668 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,521 | 13 | #8,525 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,395 | 21 | #5,948 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,397 | 19 | #6,320 |
| 2019 | 170 | #1,150 | 23 | #5,605 |
| 2018 | 151 | #1,233 | 19 | #6,514 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,312 | 27 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,273 | 28 | #4,987 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,415 | 18 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 123 | #1,388 | 18 | #6,982 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,335 | 23 | #5,828 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,427 | 15 | #8,205 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,424 | 24 | #5,721 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,516 | 15 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 109 | #1,528 | 20 | #6,806 |
| 2008 | 121 | #1,407 | 20 | #6,795 |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,476 | 14 | #9,002 |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,604 | 16 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 85 | #1,618 | 10 | #10,916 |
| 2004 | 75 | #1,719 | 13 | #8,710 |
| 2003 | 63 | #1,884 | 8 | #12,400 |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,770 | 10 | #10,232 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,892 | 12 | #8,750 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,698 | 6 | #15,022 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,198 | 9 | #10,339 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,898 | 9 | #10,118 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,310 | 7 | #12,064 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,114 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,245 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,236 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,466 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,446 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,448 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,851 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,783 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,924 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,483 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,962 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,220 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,522 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,055 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,580 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,796 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,436 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zephaniah reached #1,150 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #4,987 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zephaniah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.