Boys' name · since 1986
Zabdiel
Zabdiel has 1,533 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,533 babies have been named Zabdiel since 1986, making it today's #1377 boys' name.
Zabdiel has 1,533 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1377 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,377 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zabdiel ranks #3,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,377 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zabdiel's 1,533 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zabdiel compares
1,533 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zabdiel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zabdiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zabdiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zabdiel's full recorded timeline at 2007, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 205 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zabdiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Zabdiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (761 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Zabdiel's strongest decade.
761 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zabdiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 194
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
503 births
- 2020s
2020s
761 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 761 births (50% of all-time use).
How Zabdiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zabdiel's total volume
Zabdiel by state
Where Zabdiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 223 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 177 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 142 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 69 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.0% |
223 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Zabdiel appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zabdiels (223 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zabdiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zabdiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.