US rank #4119 Boys' name Peak 2023 515 births

Zadok — #4119 US boys' name

515 babies named Zadok in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s102000s1012010s2562020s140
#4119
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zadok was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

35 babies were named Zadok in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zadok

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Zadok between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zadok currently holds the #4119 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zadok performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zadok shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zadok in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zadok in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 515 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zadok at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

515

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2023

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,119

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zadok popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
35
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001980 8

Zadok by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 50% of Zadok's all-time total
1980s81990s102000s1012010s2562020s140

Zadok by state

Where Zadok concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zadok
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
36 7.0%
#2 California
10 1.9%
Texas share of Zadok's total US births 7.0%
Even split

36 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zadok?
515 babies have been named Zadok since 1980. It currently ranks #4119 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 35 births.
When was Zadok most popular?
Zadok was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zadok most popular?
The top states for the name Zadok are Texas (36 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Zadok been used?
Zadok has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zadok?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaden, Zade, Zadyn, Zadkiel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.