Sepehr
Sepehr is a Persian masculine given name and a surname. It means celestial sphere. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sepehr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sepehr is a Persian masculine given name and a surname. It means celestial sphere. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Sepehr
Sepehr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 9 Sepehrs were born — ranking #6,314 that year. As of 2026, Sepehr ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 50 Sepehrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sepehr
Sepehr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Sepehr's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #6,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Sepehr'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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