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01 / Meaning & origin
Cephus is recorded in SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution) (1880–2025), given to boys; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2007: 5 boys (rank 12367).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Cephus
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 6 | 917 | observed |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 6 | 978 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1901 | 7 | 858 | observed |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 6 | 1,064 | observed |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1906 | 9 | 852 | observed |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | observed |
| 1909 | 5 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1910 | 10 | 1,045 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 11 | 1,527 | observed |
| 1913 | 9 | 1,945 | observed |
| 1914 | 11 | 1,975 | observed |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1916 | 17 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1917 | 17 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1918 | 17 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1919 | 16 | 1,973 | observed |
| 1920 | 17 | 1,966 | observed |
| 1921 | 20 | 1,766 | observed |
| 1922 | 30 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1923 | 14 | 2,224 | observed |
| 1924 | 18 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1925 | 10 | 2,755 | observed |
| 1926 | 16 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1927 | 15 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1928 | 20 | 1,707 | observed |
| 1929 | 13 | 2,199 | observed |
| 1930 | 14 | 2,079 | observed |
| 1931 | 13 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,542 | observed |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,679 | observed |
| 1935 | 16 | 1,757 | observed |
| 1936 | 12 | 2,062 | observed |
| 1937 | 19 | 1,576 | observed |
| 1938 | 13 | 1,976 | observed |
| 1939 | 9 | 2,449 | observed |
| 1940 | 18 | 1,627 | observed |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1942 | 13 | 2,042 | observed |
| 1943 | 8 | 2,732 | observed |
| 1944 | 15 | 1,810 | observed |
| 1945 | 12 | 2,009 | observed |
| 1946 | 16 | 1,813 | observed |
| 1947 | 17 | 1,850 | observed |
| 1948 | 19 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1949 | 15 | 1,941 | observed |
| 1950 | 22 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1951 | 15 | 1,972 | observed |
| 1952 | 11 | 2,376 | observed |
| 1953 | 13 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 15 | 2,048 | observed |
| 1956 | 17 | 1,945 | observed |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,024 | observed |
| 1958 | 14 | 2,177 | observed |
| 1959 | 16 | 2,033 | observed |
| 1960 | 11 | 2,535 | observed |
| 1961 | 14 | 2,242 | observed |
| 1962 | 8 | 3,041 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 2,115 | observed |
| 1964 | 11 | 2,546 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,682 | observed |
| 1970 | 12 | 2,739 | observed |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 3,344 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 8 | 4,012 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,403 | observed |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,250 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | observed |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,619 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,905 | observed |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,422 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 5 | 8,800 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 5 | 12,367 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Cephus” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
