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Zebulun

100% boys · 23 born in 2025

Zebulun has been given to about 894 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—
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Living in the US≈ 842
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zebulun per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 30
  • Born in 202523
  • All time894

How popular is Zebulun?

Its best year was 1979, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1866th. The typical living American called Zebulun is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Zebulun

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deshaun0.52

Middle names for Zebulun

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zebulun Paul0.79
  2. Zebulun John0.79
  3. Zebulun Lee0.79
  4. Zebulun Dean0.78
  5. Zebulun Blake0.78
  6. Zebulun Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Zebulun

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.84
  2. Kareembrother · 0.82
  3. Fallonsister · 0.82
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  5. Chanasister · 0.81
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.80

Where Zebulun is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zebulun White0.74
    2. Zebulun Reyes0.74
    3. Zebulun Moore0.74
    4. Zebulun Lee0.74
    5. Zebulun Hill0.74
    6. Zebulun Hall0.74

    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 Zebulun

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

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