Boys' name · since 1986
Bocephus
Bocephus has 101 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bocephus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 101 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Bocephus recorded 101 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #17,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 101 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bocephus ranks #17,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bocephus's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bocephus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bocephus's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bocephus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Bocephus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Bocephus's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Bocephus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Bocephus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bocephus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bocephus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.