Names / Boy names
Zephaniah
Current rank
#1,458
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,143
in 2019
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
3,800
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,143 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
The Lord has hidden. It first shows up in American naming data in 1972. Its strongest year was 2019, at #1,143 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 3,800 have carried it since records began.