Zebulon
Zebulon was the 5042nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 776th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,815 places. More babies were named Zebulon in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,042 boys, down 1,023 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,149babies recorded
Zebulon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,042 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,019 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,451 | 32 |
| 2000 | #2,047 | 50 |
| 1990 | #1,779 | 45 |
| 1980 | #937 | 92 |
| 1970 | #5,432 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,282 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zebulon, counting every spelling?
Zebulon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zebulon | 20 | #5,042 | 111 |
| Zebulun | 23 | #4,537 | 111 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zebulon?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zebulon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zebulon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zebulon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zebulon?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Zebulon are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 20 and 44. That makes Zebulon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zebulon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zebulon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zebulon
How popular is the name Zebulon?
Zebulon was the 5042nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 776th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,815 places. More babies were named Zebulon in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Zebulon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zebulon in the US.