Boys' name · since 2004

Zephen

Zephen has 42 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Zephen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 42 recorded since 2004.

Zephen has 42 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.

  • #23,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zephen ranks #23,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zephen's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zephen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Zephen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Zephen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
456789 2004200920122014201620172022 5

Zephen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Zephen's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Zephen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zephen? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 42 babies named Zephen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,460 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 8 births.
Where does Zephen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zephen ranks #23,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zephen most popular? ▼
Zephen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Zephen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zephen since 2004 -- 19 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Zephen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zephaniah, Zephyr, Zeppelin, Zephan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zephen's data

  • Zephen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Zephen

Nearby Names Like Zephen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zephen

Zephaniah Boy
#1456 3,380 births
Zephyr Boy
#1201 2,528 births
Zeppelin Boy
#1507 1,504 births
Zephan Boy
#6594 544 births
Zepplin Boy
#7097 129 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zephen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2022 (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 Zephen 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.