How Many People Are Named Zebediah?
An estimated 591 people in the United States have the first name Zebediah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Zebediah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zebediah 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 Zebediah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
591
About 1 in 579,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
26 births
Total Registered
602
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zebediah
Zebediah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 602 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zebediah as a male name
Ranked #5,873 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (26 births)
Zebediah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zebediah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 172 babies were registered. While Zebediah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zebediah by Decade
How has Zebediah 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.
Zebediah + Last Name Combinations
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Zebediah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zebediah?
We estimate approximately 591 people named Zebediah 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 579,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Zebediah a common name?
Zebediah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 602 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zebediah most popular?
Zebediah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zebediah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zebediah a male name?
Zebediah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zebediah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zebediah Smith, Zebediah Johnson, Zebediah 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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