Zabdiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zahb-dee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,376 for boys
Zabdiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,376th for boys in the US (134 babies).
What does Zabdiel mean?
Hebrew
“gift of God”
A minor biblical name; Zabdiel was the father of Jashobeam, one of King David's army commanders.
Is Zabdiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Zabdiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 134 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zabdiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,376among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 134about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 134 boys in the US were named Zabdiel, making it the 1,376th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,235th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 205 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Zabdiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zabdiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,376 |
| 2024 | 119 | #1,503 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1,176 |
| 2022 | 205 | #1,069 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,235 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,937 |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,808 |
| 2017 | 101 | #1,594 |
| 2016 | 112 | #1,515 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Zabdiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zamir Musa Zahir Zayd Ibrahim Asaiah Muhammad Abdiel Hamza Zayan Salem Azaiah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zabdiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zabdiel, updated 20 October 2026.