How Many People Are Named Zaphira?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Zaphira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zaphira peaked in popularity in 2017 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaphira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zaphira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaphira is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2017
8 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaphira
Zaphira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaphira as a female name
Ranked #17,546 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (8 births)
Zaphira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaphira span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 26 babies were registered. While Zaphira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaphira by Decade
How has Zaphira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zaphira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaphira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaphira
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zaphira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaphira?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Zaphira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaphira a common name?
Zaphira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaphira most popular?
Zaphira reached peak popularity in 2017, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaphira is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaphira a female name?
Zaphira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaphira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaphira Smith, Zaphira Johnson, Zaphira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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