Given name

Zephra

“of the West wind”

Zephra is a variant of Zephyr. One Greek interpretation is “of the West wind.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zephra is a variant of Zephyr. One Greek interpretation is “of the West wind.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zephra is a variant of Zephyr. An origin associated with Zephyr is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zephra through the years

Babies since 1880
7
0 boys · 7 girls
Most popular year
2022
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
—
Too few births to compare
02462025Highest share 20220.0
Zephra in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2022–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zephra’s family of names

Zephra has a related form in Zephyr.

Walk Zephra’s family in the name graph

ZephraZephyr

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zephra, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Zaharah

16Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Zenayla

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Layra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aathira

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Norrah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Enara

“swallow”

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Rufta

0Not recently recordedRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Ifza

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zephra’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Zephra

A sister for Zephra