Given name
Zabdi
“my gift”·“gift of Yah”
Zabdi is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewזבדי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Zabdi is thought to mean “my gift” or “gift of Yah.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Zabdi is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb zabad (זבד), “to give, and possibly.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zabdi appears in Joshua 7:1, 1 Chronicles 8:19, 1 Chronicles 27:27 and 2 other passages.
- Joshua 7:1
- 1 Chronicles 8:19
- 1 Chronicles 27:27
- Nehemiah 11:17
- 1 Chronicles 9:15
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Zabdi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 179
- 33 boys · 146 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zabdi’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Zabdielshares a root
- Zebadiahshares a root
- Zebedeeshares a root
- Zebidahshares a root
- Zabudshares a root
- Jozabadshares a root
- Jehozabadshares a root
- Elzabadshares a root
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