Zebulon vs Zeb

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

Name A

Zebulon

Boy name · Rank #4311

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Name B

Zeb

Boy name · Rank #6449

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Metric Zebulon Zeb
Current Rank #4311 #6449
Total Births (all years) 2,129 2,738
Peak Year 1979 1979
Peak Year Births 125 65
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zebulon Zeb
1880ss — 99
1890ss 6 74
1900ss — 81
1910ss 19 228
1920ss 19 327
1930ss 9 195
1940ss 18 152
1950ss 5 138
1960ss 16 96
1970ss 341 241
1980ss 610 259
1990ss 416 239
2000ss 281 305
2010ss 272 228
2020ss 117 76

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zebulon Zeb
2014 28 31
2015 36 16
2016 24 25
2017 29 15
2018 22 23
2019 27 10
2020 26 14
2021 29 17
2022 19 18
2023 19 14
2024 24 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, 1891–2024.

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