Hephzibah comes from the Biblical / Hebrew / Aramaic tradition, meaning My delight is in her.
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How popular is Hephzibah?
2012peak year
Today, Hephzibah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11015), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 10 babies were given the name (ranked #10725 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hephzibah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 142 babies have been registered as Hephzibah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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