Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2015
Jephthah
17 babies named Jephthah in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2015–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
17 boys have been named Jephthah since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jephthah has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2015, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2018.
- 17 total births
- 2015–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Jephthah since 2015, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 17
- total births
- 2015–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Jephthah was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jephthah in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Jephthah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jephthah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jephthah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Jephthah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2018
- Peak year (2015)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Jephthah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jephthah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jephthah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jephthah? ▼
17 babies have been named Jephthah since 2015. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2015 with 6 births.
When was Jephthah most popular? ▼
Jephthah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Jephthah been used? ▼
Jephthah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 4 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jephthah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeptha, Jep, Jepson, Jephte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Jephthah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2018 (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. "Jephthah: Baby Name Since 2015 - 17 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jephthah. 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 Jephthah 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 July 2026.