Zeb vs Zebedee

Side-by-side comparison of Zeb and Zebedee - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zeb

Boy name · Rank #6474

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Name B

Zebedee

Boy name · Rank #3167

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Metric Zeb Zebedee
Current Rank #6474 #3167
Total Births (all years) 2,750 1,276
Peak Year 1979 2024
Peak Year Births 65 38
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Zeb Zebedee
1880s 99 -
1890s 74 -
1900s 81 7
1910s 228 85
1920s 327 127
1930s 195 108
1940s 152 94
1950s 138 173
1960s 96 103
1970s 241 78
1980s 259 97
1990s 239 91
2000s 305 87
2010s 228 91
2020s 88 135

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zeb Zebedee
2014 31 8
2015 16 11
2016 25 10
2017 15 8
2018 23 10
2019 10 13
2020 14 14
2021 17 9
2022 18 21
2023 14 34
2024 13 38
2025 12 19

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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