Zebediah vs Zeb

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

Name A

Zebediah

Boy name · Rank #5725

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Name B

Zeb

Boy name · Rank #6449

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Metric Zebediah Zeb
Current Rank #5725 #6449
Total Births (all years) 602 2,738
Peak Year 2007 1979
Peak Year Births 26 65
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zebediah Zeb
1880ss — 99
1890ss — 74
1900ss — 81
1910ss — 228
1920ss — 327
1930ss — 195
1940ss — 152
1950ss — 138
1960ss — 96
1970ss 25 241
1980ss 63 259
1990ss 112 239
2000ss 172 305
2010ss 159 228
2020ss 71 76

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zebediah Zeb
2014 18 31
2015 12 16
2016 21 25
2017 18 15
2018 14 23
2019 17 10
2020 14 14
2021 13 17
2022 12 18
2023 16 14
2024 16 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, 1978–2024.

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