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Zebulan

100% boys · last recorded 2012

Zebulan has been given to about 102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 93
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zebulan per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time102

How popular is Zebulan?

Its best year was 1979, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 2895th. The typical living American called Zebulan is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Zebulan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dejuan0.68
  2. Declan0.63
  3. Kellan0.63
  4. Sean0.60
  5. Elan0.63
  6. Sebastian0.57
  7. Sheridan0.55
  8. Ethan0.52

Middle names for Zebulan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zebulan John0.79
  2. Zebulan Lee0.79
  3. Zebulan Bryce0.78
  4. Zebulan Ross0.78
  5. Zebulan Quinn0.78
  6. Zebulan Jude0.78

Sibling names for Zebulan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.58
  2. Aracelisister · 0.57
  3. Kareembrother · 0.57
  4. Elishaeither · 0.56
  5. Jeremybrother · 0.55
  6. Aishasister · 0.55

Where Zebulan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zebulan White0.74
    2. Zebulan Reyes0.74
    3. Zebulan Moore0.74
    4. Zebulan Lee0.74
    5. Zebulan Hill0.74
    6. Zebulan Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zebulan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.