Cephas

Cephas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Cephas first appears in the U.S. data in 1898 and has been recorded in 94 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 23 babies (rank #1,594 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys (rank #8,407). The name has been declining over the last five years.

911

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1898	6	#1,026
1900	6	#1,189
1905	5	#1,263
1912	6	#2,325
1913	7	#2,308
1914	7	#2,692
1915	14	#1,989
1916	17	#1,782
1917	17	#1,828
1918	15	#2,085
1919	17	#1,890
1920	19	#1,831
1921	23	#1,594
1922	18	#1,900
1923	12	#2,470
1924	18	#1,903
1925	18	#1,881
1926	14	#2,213
1927	8	#3,205
1928	16	#1,974
1929	9	#2,800
1930	13	#2,200
1931	13	#2,115
1932	13	#2,112
1933	8	#2,780
1934	14	#1,947
1935	12	#2,147
1936	6	#3,203
1937	10	#2,348
1938	6	#3,228
1939	13	#1,973
1940	11	#2,201
1941	10	#2,366
1942	14	#1,959
1943	6	#3,274
1944	6	#3,159
1945	8	#2,593
1946	10	#2,422
1947	9	#2,687
1948	11	#2,345
1949	6	#3,360
1950	10	#2,458
1951	8	#2,872
1952	8	#2,909
1953	8	#2,941
1954	6	#3,502
1955	8	#3,004
1956	13	#2,284
1957	6	#3,621
1958	7	#3,320
1959	8	#3,072
1960	7	#3,382
1962	10	#2,694
1963	7	#3,361
1966	6	#3,581
1967	5	#4,048
1969	6	#4,011
1971	9	#3,406
1972	7	#4,032
1973	7	#4,128
1974	9	#3,603
1975	5	#5,585
1976	5	#5,727
1977	7	#4,660
1979	6	#5,459
1980	9	#4,188
1981	6	#5,607
1982	6	#5,740
1984	7	#5,049
1985	5	#6,682
1986	5	#6,883
1989	7	#6,316
1992	8	#6,216
1993	8	#6,296
1996	8	#6,587
2000	5	#10,620
2003	9	#7,326
2005	7	#9,280
2007	7	#9,939
2008	10	#7,788
2009	13	#6,491
2010	7	#9,863
2011	11	#7,090
2012	6	#11,024
2014	9	#8,255
2015	12	#6,739
2016	10	#7,691
2017	12	#6,756
2018	13	#6,405
2019	14	#6,151
2020	14	#6,028
2021	12	#6,775
2023	13	#6,602
2024	9	#8,407

Year

Babies

Rank

1898

#1,026

1900

#1,189

1905

#1,263

1912

#2,325

1913

#2,308

1914

#2,692

1915

#1,989

1916

#1,782

1917

#1,828

1918

#2,085

1919

#1,890

1920

#1,831

1921

#1,594

1922

#1,900

1923

#2,470

1924

#1,903

1925

#1,881

1926

#2,213

1927

#3,205

1928

#1,974

1929

#2,800

1930

#2,200

1931

#2,115

1932

#2,112

1933

#2,780

1934

#1,947

1935

#2,147

1936

#3,203

1937

#2,348

1938

#3,228

1939

#1,973

1940

#2,201

1941

#2,366

1942

#1,959

1943

#3,274

1944

#3,159

1945

#2,593

1946

#2,422

1947

#2,687

1948

#2,345

1949

#3,360

1950

#2,458

1951

#2,872

1952

#2,909

1953

#2,941

1954

#3,502

1955

#3,004

1956

#2,284

1957

#3,621

1958

#3,320

1959

#3,072

1960

#3,382

1962

#2,694

1963

#3,361

1966

#3,581

1967

#4,048

1969

#4,011

1971

#3,406

1972

#4,032

1973

#4,128

1974

#3,603

1975

#5,585

1976

#5,727

1977

#4,660

1979

#5,459

1980

#4,188

1981

#5,607

1982

#5,740

1984

#5,049

1985

#6,682

1986

#6,883

1989

#6,316

1992

#6,216

1993

#6,296

1996

#6,587

2000

#10,620

2003

#7,326

2005

#9,280

2007

#9,939

2008

#7,788

2009

#6,491

2010

#9,863

2011

#7,090

2012

#11,024

2014

#8,255

2015

#6,739

2016

#7,691

2017

#6,756

2018

#6,405

2019

#6,151

2020

#6,028

2021

#6,775

2023

#6,602

2024

#8,407

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Cephas in 2024

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail