How Many People Are Named Zebadiah?
An estimated 1,054 people in the United States have the first name Zebadiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Zebadiah peaked in popularity in 2001 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zebadiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zebadiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,054
About 1 in 325,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2001
49 births
Total Registered
1,080
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zebadiah
Zebadiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,080 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zebadiah as a male name
Ranked #4,687 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (49 births)
Zebadiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zebadiah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 252 babies were registered. While Zebadiah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zebadiah by Decade
How has Zebadiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zebadiah by State
Birth registrations for Zebadiah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio. On average, about 5 Zebadiahs were registered per state.
Zebadiah + Last Name Combinations
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Zebadiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zebadiah?
We estimate approximately 1,054 people named Zebadiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 325,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Zebadiah a common name?
Zebadiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,080 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zebadiah most popular?
Zebadiah reached peak popularity in 2001, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zebadiah is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zebadiah a male name?
Zebadiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zebadiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zebadiah Smith, Zebadiah Johnson, Zebadiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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