Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Zephyr
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
195
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zephyr
How many people are named Zephyr?
An estimated 2,504 living Americans are named Zephyr.
How rare is Zephyr?
Zephyr is uncommon among babies today, with 169 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 13.3% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Zephyr?
The median age of a living American named Zephyr is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 13 years old.
Is Zephyr still popular?
Yes — Zephyr is currently rising in popularity, with 169 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zephyr most common?
Zephyr has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
13.3%
2025
169
All-time
2,528
Where it lives now
Zephyr is most concentrated in California — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Zephyr is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.