Zephyr
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ZEF-er
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,196 for boys
Zephyr is a name of Greek origin, meaning “west wind”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 1,196th for boys in the US (169 babies).
What does Zephyr mean?
Greek: from Zephyros
“west wind”
From Zephyros, the Greek god of the west wind; in English a zephyr is a soft, gentle breeze.
Is Zephyr a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Zephyr has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 169 boys in the US.
How popular is Zephyr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Zephyr, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 39 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Zephyr than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Zephyr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 18% of the babies named Zephyr in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Zephyr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 39 | #878 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Zephyr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,196among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 169about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 169 boys in the US were named Zephyr, making it the 1,196th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,262nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 195 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 29 girls were also named Zephyr in 2025 (4,660th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Zephyr than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Zephyr in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 15% of the babies named Zephyr in the US were girls.
Zephyr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | #1,196 |
| 2024 | 189 | #1,126 |
| 2023 | 189 | #1,118 |
| 2022 | 195 | #1,099 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,092 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,262 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,218 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,489 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,378 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,359 |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,576 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,658 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,754 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,838 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Nicknames for Zephyr
Names like Zephyr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theo Luca Atlas Hudson Enzo Asher Archer Nico Albie Jaxon Cooper Jenson
Names related to Zephyr
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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, “Zephyr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zephyr, updated 20 October 2026.