Recorded 1889–1939 Girls' name Peak 1891 50 births

Zepha — girls' name

50 babies named Zepha in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1891. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s71910s221920s61930s10
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zepha was born in this single decade.

1891
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zepha in 1891 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zepha

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Zepha between 1889 and 1939, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zepha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1891, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zepha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zepha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zepha 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 50 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.

Zepha at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

50

Since 1889

51 years of records

Peak year

1891

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1889

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1939

Zepha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1889

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1891)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193919361921191919181917191618911889 5

Zepha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
22 births that decade — 44% of Zepha's all-time total
1880s51890s71910s221920s61930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zepha?
50 babies have been named Zepha since 1889. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1891 with 7 births.
When was Zepha most popular?
Zepha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1891.
How long has the name Zepha been used?
Zepha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 51 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Zepha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zephyr, Zephaniah, Zeppelin, Zephyra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.