Is Zephyr a boy or girl name?
Zephyr is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 187 boys were named Zephyr, so 14.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 22% of the 3,021 US babies named Zephyr were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,133
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,454
- Babies named Zephyr since 1905
- 3,021
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 232 babies
Boys and girls named Zephyr, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 10 | 21 | 67.7% |
| 1990s | 46 | 7 | 13.2% |
| 2000s | 317 | 60 | 15.9% |
| 2010s | 1,070 | 249 | 18.9% |
| 2020s | 906 | 194 | 17.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,133 | 32 | #4,454 |
| 2023 | 189 | #1,121 | 42 | #3,703 |
| 2022 | 194 | #1,107 | 37 | #4,035 |
| 2021 | 191 | #1,099 | 41 | #3,731 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,270 | 42 | #3,604 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,225 | 38 | #3,917 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,497 | 30 | #4,657 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,383 | 41 | #3,766 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,411 | 23 | #5,793 |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,367 | 25 | #5,455 |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,586 | 22 | #5,989 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,669 | 26 | #5,313 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,154 | 20 | #6,569 |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,770 | 6 | #16,736 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,833 | 18 | #7,213 |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,851 | 10 | #11,446 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,878 | 7 | #15,386 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,023 | 11 | #10,811 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,743 | 6 | #17,140 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,958 | 11 | #10,118 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,634 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,836 | 7 | #13,829 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,911 | 8 | #12,178 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,913 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,905 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,555 | 7 | #12,418 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #9,008 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,858 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,766 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,419 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,232 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,823 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,581 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,416 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,046 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,107 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,460 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,925 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,550 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,600 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,301 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,025 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,894 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,782 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,864 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,811 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,341 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,269 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,539 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,358 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,138 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,432 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,229 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zephyr reached #1,099 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #2,138 in 1910. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zephyr
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.