Zefram
Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. Created by writer Gene L. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Metamorphosis", in which he was played by Glenn Corbett.
Meaning & Origin of Zefram
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. Created by writer Gene L. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Metamorphosis", in which he was played by Glenn Corbett.
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The Story of Zefram
American parents first put Zefram on the record books as a baby boy name in 2000, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 5 Zeframs were born — ranking #10,349 that year. About 50% of every Zefram on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Zefram last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zefram
Zefram is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Zefram's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #10,349. Use the chart and map above to compare Zefram'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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