Unisex name · since 1975
Zephyr
2,528 babies named Zephyr in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,528
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,528 babies have been named Zephyr since 1975, making it today's #1201 unisex name.
Zephyr has 2,528 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1201 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,528 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zephyr ranks #2,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,528 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,528
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zephyr's 2,528 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zephyr compares
2,528 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Zephyr's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zephyr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zephyr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zephyr splits its recorded history at 2008: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zephyr popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Zephyr popularity over time - girls
695 total births recorded since 1905 (Zephyr as girls' name)
Zephyr by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,079 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Zephyr's strongest decade.
1,079 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Zephyr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 317
2000s
317 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,070 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,079 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,079 births (43% of all-time use).
How Zephyr compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zephyr's total volume
Zephyr by state
Where Zephyr concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 588 | 23.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 203 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 93 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 50 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 50 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 39 | 1.5% |
588 of 2,528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Zephyr appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Zephyrs (588 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zephyr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Zephyr 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.