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
"day of rest and worship"
Origin: Old English
Sunday is more popular, ranked #1070 vs #9454 for Cephas.
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Sunday is more popular, ranked #1070 compared to Cephas at #9454 in the United States.
Cephas means "rock, stone" (Aramaic origin). Sunday means "day of rest and worship" (Old English origin).
Cephas is primarily a boy name. Sunday is primarily a girl name.