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Bocephus

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Bocephus has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 98
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bocephus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2023 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time101

How popular is Bocephus?

Its best year was 2023, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6586th. The typical living American called Bocephus is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Bocephus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcellus0.56
  2. Cornelius0.55
  3. Jesus0.51
  4. Cletus0.51
  5. Adolphus0.49
  6. Columbus0.48
  7. Cyrus0.46
  8. Lucius0.46

Middle names for Bocephus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bocephus Paul0.79
  2. Bocephus John0.79
  3. Bocephus Lee0.79
  4. Bocephus Dean0.78
  5. Bocephus Wade0.78
  6. Bocephus Ross0.78

Sibling names for Bocephus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaisenbrother · 0.78
  2. Matheobrother · 0.77
  3. Westynbrother · 0.76
  4. Laylanisister · 0.76
  5. Elowensister · 0.76
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.76

Where Bocephus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bocephus White0.74
    2. Bocephus Reyes0.74
    3. Bocephus Moore0.74
    4. Bocephus Lee0.74
    5. Bocephus Hill0.74
    6. Bocephus Hall0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bocephus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.