Zedekiah
Zedekiah was the 5043rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2896th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,360 places. More babies were named Zedekiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,043 boys, down 1,312 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201943 babies
- Total since 1880
- 725babies recorded
Zedekiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,043 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,731 | 29 |
| 2010 | #3,376 | 33 |
| 2000 | #6,834 | 10 |
| 1990 | #9,486 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zedekiah, counting every spelling?
Zedekiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zedekiah?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zedekiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zedekiah 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 Zedekiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zedekiah?
About 700 people born in the US named Zedekiah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Zedekiah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zedekiah by state
How common Zedekiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Zedekiah
How popular is the name Zedekiah?
Zedekiah was the 5043rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2896th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,360 places. More babies were named Zedekiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zedekiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zedekiah in the US.
Where is Zedekiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zedekiah was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.