Cephus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cephus

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,009 babies named Cephus between 1888 and 2007, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cephus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cephus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Cephus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Cephus in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cephus 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 1,009 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.