Is Cephas a boy or girl name?

Cephas is a boy’s name. Of the 930 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cephas

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Cephas was most popular in 1921, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,243 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 930 people named Cephas.

Cephas over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cephas’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cephas a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cephas is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 930 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org