Recorded 1979–2004 Boys' name Peak 1979 77 births

Zebulin — boys' name

77 babies named Zebulin in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s451990s132000s7
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zebulin was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zebulin in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zebulin

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Zebulin between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zebulin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zebulin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zebulin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zebulin 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 77 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.

Zebulin at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

77

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Zebulin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 20041996199519891988198719861983198219801979 12

Zebulin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 58% of Zebulin's all-time total
1970s121980s451990s132000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zebulin?
77 babies have been named Zebulin since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Zebulin most popular?
Zebulin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Zebulin been used?
Zebulin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Zebulin?
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, 1979–2004 (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.