Masculine dossier · first seen 1972

Zephaniah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Zephaniah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

170

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1972Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

15.9%

2024

143

All-time

3,254

Zephaniah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 170 boys were named Zephaniah.

In 2024, only 143 boys were given the name.

Down 15.9% from its peak.

All told, about 3,254 Americans have been named Zephaniah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1972.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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