Given name
Zebediah
“a gift from God”
In English use, Zebediah has a related form in Zebadiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zebediah has a related form in Zebadiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Zebediah has a related form in Zebadiah. An origin associated with Zebadiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zebediah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 622
- 622 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,392 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,392 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 443 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.
Zebediah’s family of names
In English usage, Zebediah has a related form in Zebadiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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