Cephus

Given to 1,009 US babies since 1888 · Not recorded since 2007

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1906

9 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,009

since 1888

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

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as boys

Cephus was most popular in 1906, when 9 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Cephus in 2025. Not recorded since 2007.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	5	12,367
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	5	10,556
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	5	8,800
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	6	7,422
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	5	8,117
1989	<5	—	5	7,905
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	6	6,089
1986	<5	—	7	5,332
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	5	6,238
1982	<5	—	6	5,619
1981	<5	—	8	4,509
1980	<5	—	5	6,250
1979	<5	—	8	4,403
1978	<5	—	8	4,157
1977	<5	—	5	5,845
1976	<5	—	8	4,012
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	9	3,344
1971	<5	—	9	3,370
1970	<5	—	12	2,739
1969	<5	—	11	2,682
1968	<5	—	14	2,200
1967	<5	—	7	3,231
1966	<5	—	11	2,465
1965	<5	—	10	2,617
1964	<5	—	11	2,546
1963	<5	—	15	2,115
1962	<5	—	8	3,041
1961	<5	—	14	2,242
1960	<5	—	11	2,535
1959	<5	—	16	2,033
1958	<5	—	14	2,177
1957	<5	—	8	3,024
1956	<5	—	17	1,945
1955	<5	—	15	2,048
1954	<5	—	12	2,316
1953	<5	—	13	2,186
1952	<5	—	11	2,376
1951	<5	—	15	1,972
1950	<5	—	22	1,572
1949	<5	—	15	1,941
1948	<5	—	19	1,703
1947	<5	—	17	1,850
1946	<5	—	16	1,813
1945	<5	—	12	2,009
1944	<5	—	15	1,810
1943	<5	—	8	2,732
1942	<5	—	13	2,042
1941	<5	—	11	2,207
1940	<5	—	18	1,627
1939	<5	—	9	2,449
1938	<5	—	13	1,976
1937	<5	—	19	1,576
1936	<5	—	12	2,062
1935	<5	—	16	1,757
1934	<5	—	5	3,679
1933	<5	—	9	2,542
1932	<5	—	13	2,101
1931	<5	—	13	2,101
1930	<5	—	14	2,079
1929	<5	—	13	2,199
1928	<5	—	20	1,707
1927	<5	—	15	2,121
1926	<5	—	16	1,981
1925	<5	—	10	2,755
1924	<5	—	18	1,894
1923	<5	—	14	2,224
1922	<5	—	30	1,333
1921	<5	—	20	1,766
1920	<5	—	17	1,966
1919	<5	—	16	1,973
1918	<5	—	17	1,905
1917	<5	—	17	1,815
1916	<5	—	17	1,771
1915	<5	—	20	1,553
1914	<5	—	11	1,975
1913	<5	—	9	1,945
1912	<5	—	11	1,527
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	10	1,045
1909	<5	—	5	1,440
1908	<5	—	6	1,217
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	7	1,002
1904	<5	—	6	1,064
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	<5	—	7	1,050
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	6	917