Zebadiah
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
Meaning & Origin of Zebadiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
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The Story of Zebadiah
Zebadiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 49 Zebadiahs were born — ranking #2,117 that year. As of 2026, Zebadiah ranks #4,839 for baby boys with 21 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 1K Zebadiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zebadiah
Zebadiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Zebadiah's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Zebadiah'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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