Hephzibah
Hephzibah or Hepzibah is a minor figure in the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and the mother of Manasseh of Judah.
Meaning & Origin of Hephzibah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hephzibah or Hepzibah is a minor figure in the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and the mother of Manasseh of Judah.
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The Story of Hephzibah
Hephzibah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 10 Hephzibahs were born — ranking #10,427 that year. As of 2026, Hephzibah ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 142 Hephzibahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hephzibah
Hephzibah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 142 births in the dataset. Hephzibah's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #10,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Hephzibah'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 .
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