Zephyr
Zephyr was the 1203rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1097th; the most babies were born in 2022 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Zephyr in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,203 boys, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169boys
- Girls and boys
- 16% girls, 84% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,223babies recorded
Zephyr popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,755 | #1,203 | 29 | 169 |
| 2020 | #3,606 | #1,270 | 42 | 145 |
| 2010 | #7,213 | #1,833 | 18 | 80 |
| 2000 | — | #5,913 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,549 | — | 6 | — |
| 1920 | #3,596 | — | 9 | — |
| 1910 | #2,138 | — | 7 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Zephyr, counting every spelling?
Zephyr has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,140 for boys in 2025, against #1,203 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Zephyr?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zephyr (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zephyr born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zephyr.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zephyr?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Zephyr are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Zephyr a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zephyr by state
How common Zephyr was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.6×), Washington (2.7×), California (2.1×), Colorado (1.9×), Arizona (1.5×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zephyr: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zephyr, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zephyr
How popular is the name Zephyr?
Zephyr was the 1203rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1097th; the most babies were born in 2022 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Zephyr in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zephyr a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 16% girls, 84% boys given the name Zephyr in the US.
Where is Zephyr most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zephyr was most common in Oregon (0.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and California.