Zebediah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of the Lord.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Zebediah by the numbers
Zebediah was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zebediah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Zebediah, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Zebediah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Zebediah
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