Zeb vs Zebulon

Side-by-side comparison of Zeb and Zebulon - 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

Zebulon

Boy name · Rank #4328

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Metric Zeb Zebulon
Current Rank #6474 #4328
Total Births (all years) 2,750 2,149
Peak Year 1979 1979
Peak Year Births 65 125
Peak Decade 1920s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Zeb Zebulon
1880s 99 -
1890s 74 6
1900s 81 -
1910s 228 19
1920s 327 19
1930s 195 9
1940s 152 18
1950s 138 5
1960s 96 16
1970s 241 341
1980s 259 610
1990s 239 416
2000s 305 281
2010s 228 272
2020s 88 137

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zeb Zebulon
2014 31 28
2015 16 36
2016 25 24
2017 15 29
2018 23 22
2019 10 27
2020 14 26
2021 17 29
2022 18 19
2023 14 19
2024 13 24
2025 12 20

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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