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Zephyr

Recorded 1905–2025 · United States

Zephyr was most popular in 2021, when 233 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,020 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,221, with 198 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,223 people named Zephyr.

Most popular in2021
Rank that year#2,020
Births that year233
Total since 18803,223
Given to78% boys

Zephyr over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Zephyr’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zephyr a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zephyr is a unisex name — 21.6% of the 3,223 Americans given it were girls and 78.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 18% girls and 82% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Zephyr

Where Zephyr is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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