Zabdiel
Zabdiel is a male given name of Hebrew origin (זבדיאל), meaning "gift of God".
Meaning & Origin of Zabdiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zabdiel is a male given name of Hebrew origin (זבדיאל), meaning "gift of God".
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The Story of Zabdiel
Zabdiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 205 Zabdiels were born — ranking #1,068 that year. As of 2026, Zabdiel ranks #1,181 for baby boys with 176 births, rising sharply (+115% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Zabdiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zabdiel
Zabdiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zabdiel's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Zabdiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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