Boys' name · since 1974
Zebadiah
1,112 babies named Zebadiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,610 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,112
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,112 babies have been named Zebadiah since 1974, making it today's #3610 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zebadiah recorded 1,112 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #3610 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,610 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,112 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebadiah ranks #4,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,610 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,112 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,610 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,112
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zebadiah's 1,112 recorded births place it above 89.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zebadiah compares
1,112 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Zebadiah's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zebadiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zebadiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zebadiah's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zebadiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Zebadiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (252 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Zebadiah's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Zebadiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
211 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 252 births (23% of all-time use).
How Zebadiah 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 Zebadiah's total volume
Zebadiah by state
Where Zebadiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
12 of 1,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zebadiah's data
- Zebadiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (252 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zebadiahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zebadiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Zebadiah 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.