Zebulah

Last seen for boys in 1979 at #4,842

Peak · boys
1979 · 7 births
Debut · boys
7 births
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of 146 years
Total births · boys
7
since 1979

Zebulah over time

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Rank among boys' names. Zebulah has never cracked the top 4,000 here.

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First appearance
1979

The first year at least five boys were named Zebulah! It came in at #4,842, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1980–2025, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Zebulah is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Zebulah in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Zebulah
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1979
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1979
  • Peaked 1979 at #4,842 (7 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 245,934
  • Highest: 1 in 245,934 boys born in 1979 were named Zebulah (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 100.0% of all boys named Zebulah (7) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s7#4,842 (1979)#4,842

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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