Zephaniah

Zephaniah is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Zephaniah are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 87%Female 13%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 87% male / 13% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 2,274 male / 328 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Zephaniah

To address Zephaniah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zephaniah," in English, "Guten Tag Zephaniah," in German. About 87% of people named Zephaniah are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Zephaniah,

German

Guten Tag Zephaniah,

French

Bonjour Zephaniah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zephaniah:

Chinese

Zephaniah您好：

Japanese

Zephaniah様

English

Hi Zephaniah,

German

Hi Zephaniah,

French

Salut Zephaniah,

Spanish

Hola Zephaniah,

Chinese

Zephaniah你好：

Japanese

Zephaniahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Zephaniah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	87%

United States birth data

2,274 male · 328 female · 2,602 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 87% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zephaniah a male or female name?

Zephaniah is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Zephaniah are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zephaniah in an email?

Is Zephaniah a unisex name?

Zephaniah is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Zephaniah are men. Zephaniah leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Zephaniah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zephaniah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_zephaniah,
  title  = {Is Zephaniah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zephaniah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}