Boys' name · since 1907
Zebedee
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 1,276 babies named Zebedee, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zebedee currently ranks #5056 among boys' names in America, with 1,276 babies recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Zebedee recorded 1,276 times among boys since 1907, holding rank #5056 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #4,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,056 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,276 born since 1907
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebedee ranks #4,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,276 born since 1907, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zebedee's 1,276 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Zebedee compares
1,276 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Zebedee's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zebedee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zebedee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zebedee splits its recorded history at 1967: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zebedee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Zebedee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (173 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Zebedee's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Zebedee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s
1950s
173 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 173 births (14% of all-time use).
How Zebedee 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 Zebedee's total volume
Zebedee by state
Where Zebedee concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
6 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zebedee's data
- Zebedee's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (173 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Zebedees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Zebedee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Zebedee 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.