Zeph
Zeph is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Zeph E. Daniel, American screenwriter Zeph Ellis (1988–2026), English rapper Zeph Gladstone (1937–2002), British television actress Zeph Hutchinson (1888–1959), British trade unionist Zeph Lee, American football player
- English
Meaning & Origin of Zeph
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zeph is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Zeph E. Daniel, American screenwriter Zeph Ellis (1988–2026), English rapper Zeph Gladstone (1937–2002), British television actress Zeph Hutchinson (1888–1959), British trade unionist Zeph Lee, American football player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Zeph
American parents first put Zeph on the record books as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 11 Zephs were born — ranking #6,013 that year. About 35% of every Zeph on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Zeph last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 107 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zeph
Zeph is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 107 births in the dataset. Zeph's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #6,013. Use the chart and map above to compare Zeph'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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