Total births
151
Girls' name · since 2001
Hephzibah
Hephzibah has 151 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11675
- among girls today
- 151
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
151 babies have been named Hephzibah since 2001, making it today's #11675 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hephzibah recorded 151 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #11675 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #11675 among girls today
- 151 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
- 34% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Hephzibah is currently the #11675 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 151 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11675
- among girls today
- 151
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Hephzibah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11675
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Hephzibah was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
10 babies were named Hephzibah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Hephzibah compares
151 31th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hephzibah's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hephzibah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Hephzibah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hephzibah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hephzibah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#11,675
Active since
2001
Hephzibah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Hephzibah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Hephzibah's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Hephzibah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hephzibah? ▼
Hephzibah has been given to 151 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11675 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Hephzibah most popular? ▼
Hephzibah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Hephzibah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hephzibah since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Hephzibah's data
- Hephzibah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hephzibah: #11675 Girls' Name - 151 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hephzibah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hephzibah 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 June 2026.