Cephas
Cephas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Latin.
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Cephas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cephas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Latin.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Cephas
Cephas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1898, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 23 Cephass were born — ranking #1,588 that year. As of 2026, Cephas ranks #7,286 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 930 Cephass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Cephas
Cephas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 930 births in the dataset. Cephas's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,002. Use the chart and map above to compare Cephas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.