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Epiphany

A Christian word-name meaning “appearance” or “manifestation.”

US rank (2025)#13,208

Meaning and history

Epiphany is an English Christian word-name from Greek epiphaneia, meaning “appearance” or “manifestation.” The Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Christ, especially the visit of the Magi in Western Christianity and Christ’s baptism in many Eastern traditions. As a personal name it belongs to the tradition of devotional and calendar names. A notable bearer is American basketball player Epiphanny Prince, whose differently spelled given name derives from the same word and feast.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 16 births, rank #7,482
2007: 17 births, rank #7,394
2008: 12 births, rank #9,476
2009: 12 births, rank #9,379
2010: 19 births, rank #6,641
20112011: 11 births, rank #9,723
2012: 21 births, rank #6,110
2013: 20 births, rank #6,255
2014: 14 births, rank #8,053
2015: 17 births, rank #6,977
20162016: 13 births, rank #8,393
2017: 15 births, rank #7,442
2018: 18 births, rank #6,521
2019: 18 births, rank #6,414
2020: 12 births, rank #8,406
20212021: 7 births, rank #12,206
2022: 19 births, rank #6,229
2023: 10 births, rank #9,616
2024: 8 births, rank #11,122
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208

In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Epiphany, ranking #13,208 among girls.