Zéphyr

Meaning and origin of Zéphyr

Popularity of Zéphyr in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Zéphyr has been rising fast (+13.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zéphyr every 35 schools, all spellings combined.

Zéphyr in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  336^th boys’ name38 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,296

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  437^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,024

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,153^rd boys’ name547 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,400+6.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,061^st boys’ name85 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,722+9.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,364^th boys’ name15 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,330

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Zéphyr and Zephyr are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Zephyr15
• Zéphir (in French)30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Zéphyr

• Andrew
• Calixte
• Jason
• Pacôme
• Léonce
• Andy
• Philippe
• Eugène
• Alec
• Téo
• Damien
• Loukas

See also

• →French names of Greek origin