Given name
Zeph
“hidden by God”
Zeph is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “hidden by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “hidden by God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In English usage, Zeph is a diminutive of Zephaniah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zeph through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 112 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,906 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,906 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zeph’s family of names
In English usage, Zeph is a diminutive of Zephaniah. Zeph has a related form in Zephaniah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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