The first name Zebulon
A boy’s name from Hebrew.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A male given name from Hebrew.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zebulon at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 20 boys born in the United States were named Zebulon, the 5,042nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 125 were.
2,149
babies named Zebulon since 1880
#5,042
rank in 2025
1979
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Zebulon
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Zebulon PikeAmerican military officer, explorer, and writer (1779-1813)
- Zebulon Baird VanceConfederate military officer in the American Civil War (1830-1894)
- Zablon SimintovAfghan businessman, born 1959
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Zebulon?
- Zebulon comes from Hebrew.
- Is Zebulon a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,149 US babies named Zebulon since 1880 were boys.
- When was Zebulon most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 125 babies were named Zebulon, its highest rank at 776th.