Boys' name · since 1883
Jeptha
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Jeptha, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 290
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jeptha is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 290 have been recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeptha has been recorded 290 times among boys since 1883, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2024.
- #10,780 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 290 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeptha ranks #10,780 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 290
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jeptha's 290 recorded births place it above 76.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeptha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeptha's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeptha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2024
- Peak year (1924)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Jeptha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Jeptha's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jeptha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jeptha's data
- Jeptha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeptha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1883–2024 (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 Jeptha 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.