Zeddie
Zeddie is an old New Zealand sailing dinghy. The first boat was designed and built by Mr R.B. Brown at Northcote in the 1920s. The Zeddie originally was gunter rigged, which shortened the spars for convenience. Some have been converted to Bermudan, no jib and a spinnaker which was sheeted around the front of the mast leading to many capsizes. This rule was changed in the interests of safety.
Meaning & Origin of Zeddie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zeddie is an old New Zealand sailing dinghy. The first boat was designed and built by Mr R.B. Brown at Northcote in the 1920s. The Zeddie originally was gunter rigged, which shortened the spars for convenience. Some have been converted to Bermudan, no jib and a spinnaker which was sheeted around the front of the mast leading to many capsizes. This rule was changed in the interests of safety.
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The Story of Zeddie
As a girl name
Zeddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1908, when 5 Zeddies were born — ranking #2,101 that year. As of 2026, Zeddie ranks #4,349 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Zeddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Zeddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1906, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Zeddies were born — ranking #3,728 that year. As of 2026, Zeddie ranks #3,828 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 63 Zeddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zeddie
Zeddie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Zeddie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,728. Use the chart and map above to compare Zeddie'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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