Girls' name · since 2009
Zaphira
52 babies named Zaphira in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,782 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaphira currently ranks #12782 among girls' names in America, with 52 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaphira has been recorded 52 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #12782 nationally and more common than 26% of girls, 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 2009 to 2025.
- #34,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,782 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 52 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaphira ranks #34,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,782 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 52 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,782 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaphira's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zaphira compares
52 16th percentile among 17,297 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
Zaphira's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaphira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaphira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaphira splits its recorded history at 2017: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaphira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zaphira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Zaphira's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zaphira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zaphira's data
- Zaphira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zaphira
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaphira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Zaphira 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.