Boys' name · since 2000
Zebastian
Zebastian has 212 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zebastian currently ranks #7465 among boys' names in America, with 212 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebastian has been recorded 212 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #7465 nationally and more common than 46% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #12,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 212 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebastian ranks #12,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 212 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zebastian's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zebastian compares
212 39th percentile among 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
Zebastian's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zebastian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zebastian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zebastian's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zebastian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zebastian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zebastian's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zebastian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (49% of all-time use).
Zebastian by state
Where Zebastian concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 6.1% |
13 of 212 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zebastian's data
- Zebastian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zebastians (13 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 Zebastian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zebastian 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.