girl's name
Zephirine
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 175
Zephirine is a girl's name. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1908, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Zephirine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 60 |
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2008) | 5 |
How popular is Zephirine?
In 2008, Zephirine was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Zephirine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zéphirine | Zéphirine is a rare spelling of Zephirine, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Zephirine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zephirine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zephirine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zephirine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zephirine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zephirine
Is Zephirine a girl's or a boy's name?
Zephirine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zephirine most popular?
Zephirine peaked in 1908, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.