Recorded 1978–2008 Boys' name Peak 1978 56 births

Zebulen — boys' name

56 babies named Zebulen in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s211990s152000s12
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Zebulen was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zebulen in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zebulen

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Zebulen between 1978 and 2008, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zebulen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zebulen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zebulen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zebulen 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 56 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.

Zebulen at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

56

Since 1978

31 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1978

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2008

Zebulen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1978

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 200820001997199319871986198519801978 8

Zebulen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 38% of Zebulen's all-time total
1970s81980s211990s152000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zebulen?
56 babies have been named Zebulen since 1978. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Zebulen most popular?
Zebulen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Zebulen been used?
Zebulen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 31 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Zebulen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeb, Zebulon, Zebedee, Zebadiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2008 (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.