Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2022
Zypher
11 babies named Zypher in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13912
- among boys today
- 11
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other boys
11 babies have been named Zypher since 2022, making it today's #13912 boys' name.
Zypher has 11 recorded births among boys since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13912 as of the latest data, more common than 3% 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 2022 to 2024.
- #13912 among boys today
- 11 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zypher is currently the #13912 boys' name in America, more common than 3% of boys - 11 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13912
- among boys today
- 11
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other boys
Zypher vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13912
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zypher was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zypher in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Zypher compares
11 4th percentile among 14,294 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
Zypher's all-time total is 97% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zypher | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zypher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zypher's full recorded timeline at 2024, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zypher at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,912
Active since
2022
Zypher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Zypher by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zypher's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zypher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zypher? ▼
Since 2022, Social Security records show 11 babies named Zypher. Today it holds rank #13912 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 6 births.
When was Zypher most popular? ▼
Zypher was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Zypher been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zypher since 2022 -- 3 years through the most recent 2024 data.
Keep exploring Zypher
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2022–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zypher: #13912 Boys' Name - 11 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zypher. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zypher 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 July 2026.