Cephas
Meaning
"rock, stone"
Origin: Aramaic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #9,454
- Total SSA Count
- 9
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Ceph
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"rock, stone"
Origin: Aramaic
"light"
Origin: Arabic
Nur is more popular, ranked #4723 vs #9454 for Cephas.
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Nur is more popular, ranked #4723 compared to Cephas at #9454 in the United States.
Cephas means "rock, stone" (Aramaic origin). Nur means "light" (Arabic origin).
Cephas is primarily a boy name. Nur is primarily a girl name.