Zebedee
Boy · ZEB-e-dee · Hebrew
Zebedee is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Zebedee mean?
Hebrew: via Greek Zebedaios
“God has given”
In the Gospels Zebedee is the father of the apostles James and John; he is also the springy character in The Magic Roundabout.
- Say it
- ZEB-e-dee
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Is Zebedee a girl's or a boy's name?
Zebedee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zebedee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Zebedee, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zebedee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Zebedee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Zebedee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 146% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Zebedee, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1907.
Half of all the boys named Zebedee in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zebedee in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 17 | #1,996 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,664 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,790 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,614 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,075 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,711 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,628 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,902 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,810 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,397 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,526 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
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