Cephas

Given to 930 US babies since 1898

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Rank in 2025

#5045

recorded as boys

3,267 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 19

Peak year

1898

6 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

930

since 1898

Born a Cephas? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Cephas was most popular in 1898, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.05 per 1,000). In 2025, 19 babies were named Cephas, ranking #5045 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	19	5045
2024	<5	—	9	8312
2023	<5	—	13	6517
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	12	6698
2020	<5	—	14	5980
2019	<5	—	14	6104
2018	<5	—	13	6345
2017	<5	—	12	6685
2016	<5	—	10	7605
2015	<5	—	12	6676
2014	<5	—	9	8130
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	6	10770
2011	<5	—	11	7009
2010	<5	—	7	9693
2009	<5	—	13	6436
2008	<5	—	10	7698
2007	<5	—	7	9788
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	7	9115
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	9	7245
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	5	10349
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	8	6496
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	8	6228
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	7	6229
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	5	6721
1985	<5	—	5	6523
1984	<5	—	7	4973
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	6	5619
1981	<5	—	6	5468
1980	<5	—	9	4134
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	7	4582
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	5	5464
1974	<5	—	9	3558
1973	<5	—	7	4054
1972	<5	—	7	3963
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	6	3935
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	5	3966
1966	<5	—	6	3537
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	7	3318
1962	<5	—	10	2673
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	8	3037
1958	<5	—	7	3275
1957	<5	—	6	3552
1956	<5	—	13	2263
1955	<5	—	8	2964
1954	<5	—	6	3452
1953	<5	—	8	2905
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	8	2844
1950	<5	—	10	2438
1949	<5	—	6	3298
1948	<5	—	11	2326
1947	<5	—	9	2671
1946	<5	—	10	2403
1945	<5	—	8	2574
1944	<5	—	6	3109
1943	<5	—	6	3231
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	10	2333
1940	<5	—	11	2179
1939	<5	—	13	1958
1938	<5	—	6	3175
1937	<5	—	10	2332
1936	<5	—	6	3147
1935	<5	—	12	2127
1934	<5	—	14	1932
1933	<5	—	8	2738
1932	<5	—	13	2101
1931	<5	—	13	2101
1930	<5	—	13	2178
1929	<5	—	9	2766
1928	<5	—	16	1960
1927	<5	—	8	3151
1926	<5	—	14	2186
1925	<5	—	18	1870
1924	<5	—	18	1894
1923	<5	—	12	2446
1922	<5	—	18	1883
1921	<5	—	23	1588
1920	<5	—	19	1820
1919	<5	—	17	1882
1918	<5	—	15	2073
1917	<5	—	17	1815
1916	<5	—	17	1771
1915	<5	—	14	1968
1914	<5	—	7	2651
1913	<5	—	7	2273
1912	<5	—	6	2269
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	6	1002