Zephan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZEF-un
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Zephan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has hidden”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Zephan mean?
Hebrew: short form of Zephaniah
“God has hidden”
Short for Zephaniah, a prophet whose book is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Bible.
Is Zephan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zephan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zephan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Zephan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zephan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Zephan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Zephan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Zephan, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Zephan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zephan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Nicknames for Zephan
Names like Zephan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zion Musa Yusuf Zakariya Zayan Ibrahim Ethan Noah Rowan Jaxon Hudson Zayn
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zephan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zephan, updated 20 October 2026.