Zebadiah vs Zeb

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

Name A

Zebadiah

Boy name · Rank #4607

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Name B

Zeb

Boy name · Rank #6449

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Metric Zebadiah Zeb
Current Rank #4607 #6449
Total Births (all years) 1,080 2,738
Peak Year 2001 1979
Peak Year Births 49 65
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zebadiah Zeb
1880ss — 99
1890ss — 74
1900ss — 81
1910ss — 228
1920ss — 327
1930ss — 195
1940ss — 152
1950ss — 138
1960ss — 96
1970ss 79 241
1980ss 211 259
1990ss 249 239
2000ss 252 305
2010ss 197 228
2020ss 92 76

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zebadiah Zeb
2014 21 31
2015 28 16
2016 18 25
2017 20 15
2018 16 23
2019 23 10
2020 15 14
2021 20 17
2022 20 18
2023 15 14
2024 22 13

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, 1974–2024.

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