Cephas — #8319 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Cephas

The Social Security Administration has registered 911 babies named Cephas between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cephas currently holds the #8319 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cephas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cephas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cephas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cephas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 911 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.