Hephzibah Forename

171,902nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,945 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Hephzibah Forename Definition:

A female name. Hebrew ‘my delight is in her’, the name of the wife of Hezekiah. It came into use in the 17th C, but has been more common in America than in England. It is often spelt and pronounced Hepzibah, and in the early part of this century I knew a village girl of this name who was always called Hepsie.

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Hephzibah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
 
92%
7681:231,2049,524
Israel
100%
5741:14,6391,589
India
100%
3221:3,772,913158,790
United States
100%
871:4,167,09255,085
England
100%
721:772,26314,097
Philippines
 
94%
341:3,117,92661,624
Mexico
100%
121:10,345,36931,278
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
France-81:8,308,79227,570
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
Kenya-51:9,261,42235,582
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299

Hephzibah (629) may also be a surname.

Hephzibah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Hebrew ‘my delight is in her’, the name of the wife of Hezekiah. It came into use in the 17th C, but has been more common in America than in England. It is often spelt and pronounced Hepzibah, and in the early part of this century I knew a village girl of this name who was always called Hepsie.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Hebrew (feminine) - My delight is in her.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Meaning: my delight is in her.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: My delight is in her.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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