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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cephus

Cephus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 865th; the most babies were born in 1922 (30). More babies were named Cephus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192230 babies
Total since 1880
1,009babies recorded

Cephus popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,3085
1980#6,3935
1970#2,75412
1960#2,55611
1950#1,57722
1940#1,63818
1930#2,09514
1920#1,97217
1910#1,05610
1900#1,0647
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cephus, counting every spelling?

Cephus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cephus?

About 400 people born in the US named Cephus are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 54 and 75. That makes Cephus a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cephus by state

How common Cephus was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesSC0.05District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAL0.08Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cephus, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cephus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cephus, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cephus

How popular is the name Cephus?

Cephus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 865th; the most babies were born in 1922 (30). More babies were named Cephus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Cephus a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,009 boys.

Where was Cephus most popular?

In 1920–1924, Cephus was most common in Alabama (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and South Carolina.