Zebulon Boy
How popular is Zebulon?
#4,856 boy name in 2025
20 baby boys were named Zebulon in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
2,004living people named Zebulon (est.)
34median age of people named Zebulon
2,149babies named Zebulon since 1880
1 in 165,767US babies born in 2025
Zebulon popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,856 for boys (▼ 538 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 20 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (125 boys) |
| Highest rank | #775 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1891 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zebulon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zebulon family of names ranked #2,316 for boys in 2025 (#2,040 the year before), with 43 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zebulon | 20 | 47% |
| Zebulun | 23 | 53% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Zebulon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #840 |
| 1910s | 19 | #2,650 |
| 1920s | 19 | #3,516 |
| 1930s | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1940s | 18 | #2,711 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,987 |
| 1960s | 16 | #2,857 |
| 1970s | 341 | #775 |
| 1980s | 610 | #927 |
| 1990s | 416 | #1,750 |
| 2000s | 281 | #2,011 |
| 2010s | 272 | #3,148 |
| 2020s | 137 | #3,736 |
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Questions
- Is Zebulon a boy or girl name?
- Zebulon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zebulon were boys.
- How popular is the name Zebulon?
- 20 baby boys were named Zebulon in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
- When was Zebulon most popular?
- Zebulon peaked in 1979, when 125 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #775 in 1979.
- How many people are named Zebulon?
- 2,149 babies have been named Zebulon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,004 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.