Meaning and history
Zephaniah comes from the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה (Tsefanya), meaning “Yahweh has hidden,” from צָפָן (tsafan), “to hide,” and יָהּ (yah), a reference to the Hebrew God. It is also the name of one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Zephaniah.
20062006: 91 births, rank #1,596
2007: 109 births, rank #1,464
2008: 121 births, rank #1,399
2009: 109 births, rank #1,518
2010: 108 births, rank #1,503
20112011: 117 births, rank #1,411
2012: 117 births, rank #1,419
2013: 129 births, rank #1,326
2014: 123 births, rank #1,385
2015: 122 births, rank #1,406
20162016: 144 births, rank #1,266
2017: 138 births, rank #1,306
2018: 152 births, rank #1,224
2019: 171 births, rank #1,136
2020: 125 births, rank #1,390
20212021: 132 births, rank #1,383
2022: 119 births, rank #1,516
2023: 125 births, rank #1,449
2024: 144 births, rank #1,332
20252025: 123 births, rank #1,451
In 2025, 123 babies were recorded with the name Zephaniah, ranking #1,451 among boys.