Boys' name · since 1978
Zebediah
622 babies named Zebediah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zebediah is the #5281 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 622 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Zebediah recorded 622 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #5281 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #6,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 622 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebediah ranks #6,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 622 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zebediah's 622 recorded births place it above 84.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zebediah compares
622 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Zebediah's all-time total is 69% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zebediah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 622 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zebediah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zebediah's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zebediah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Zebediah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (172 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Zebediah's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zebediah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zebediah 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 Zebediah's total volume
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What to do with Zebediah's data
- Zebediah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zebediah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Zebediah 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.