Recorded 1906–1954 Unisex name Peak 1918 63 births

Zeddie — boys' name

63 babies named Zeddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s211920s271930s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Zeddie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zeddie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Zeddie between 1906 and 1954, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zeddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Zeddie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1908.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeddie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zeddie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeddie 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 63 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.

Zeddie at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

63

Since 1906

49 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1906

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1954

Zeddie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1906

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.5 195419341925192419231921192019181917191619131906 5

Zeddie popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1908 (Zeddie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 194019271908 5

Zeddie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 43% of Zeddie's all-time total
1900s51910s211920s271930s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeddie?
63 babies have been named Zeddie since 1906. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Zeddie most popular?
Zeddie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Zeddie a unisex name?
Yes, Zeddie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 63 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Zeddie been used?
Zeddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 49 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Zeddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zedekiah, Zedrick, Zed, Zedric, 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, 1906–1954 (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.