Zebediah vs Zebulon

Side-by-side comparison of Zebediah and Zebulon — 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

Zebulon

Boy name · Rank #4311

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Metric Zebediah Zebulon
Current Rank #5725 #4311
Total Births (all years) 602 2,129
Peak Year 2007 1979
Peak Year Births 26 125
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Zebediah Zebulon
1890ss — 6
1910ss — 19
1920ss — 19
1930ss — 9
1940ss — 18
1950ss — 5
1960ss — 16
1970ss 25 341
1980ss 63 610
1990ss 112 416
2000ss 172 281
2010ss 159 272
2020ss 71 117

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zebediah Zebulon
2014 18 28
2015 12 36
2016 21 24
2017 18 29
2018 14 22
2019 17 27
2020 14 26
2021 13 29
2022 12 19
2023 16 19
2024 16 24

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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