Zephaniah

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 12% girls / 88% boys

Meaning

Zephaniah is both a given name and surname. The name is of Hebrew origin and it means "God has hidden".

From Wikipedia

Zephaniah first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 170 babies (rank #1,150 that year). In 2024 it was given to 143 boys (rank #1,339). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Zephaniah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zephaniah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3,710
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
170
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19727#4,436
19757#4,796
19768#4,417
19778#4,580
19787#5,055
19807#5,522
198114#3,220
198211#3,962
19837#5,483
198411#3,924
19857#5,783
19869#4,851
198715#3,337
198811#4,448
198917#3,446
199018#3,466
199118#3,460
199211#5,236
199321#3,245
199429#2,617
199529#2,625
199641#2,114
199737#2,310
199852#1,898
199943#2,198
200068#1,698
200159#1,892
200266#1,770
200363#1,884
200475#1,719
200585#1,618
200691#1,604
2007109#1,476
2008121#1,407
2009109#1,528
2010108#1,516
2011117#1,424
2012117#1,427
2013129#1,335
2014123#1,388
2015122#1,415
2016144#1,273
2017138#1,312
2018151#1,233
2019170#1,150
2020125#1,397
2021132#1,395
2022119#1,521
2023125#1,456
2024143#1,339