Zebadiah

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Zebadiah is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "Gift of God" or "God has bestowed"

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/zɛbədaɪə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Zebadiah is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • MYMalaysia
  • AUAustralia

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Zebadiah is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "Gift of God" or "God has bestowed". It is the name of several figures in the Old Testament, most notably a leader from the tribe of Judah who was appointed by King Jehoshaphat to oversee the king's legal and civil affairs.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Zebadiah is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • The name Zebadiah is theophoric, meaning it incorporates the name of a deity. It translates to "Yahweh has bestowed" or "Gift of Yahweh," reflecting a common practice in ancient Israel of giving names that expressed religious devotion and gratitude.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Zebadiah is a strong, yet uncommon, biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has bestowed". It offers a distinctive alternative to more popular biblical names like Zechariah or Jedidiah and can be shortened to the friendly nickname Zeb.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Zebadiah is of Hebrew origin and means "Yahweh has bestowed" or "gift of God". It is derived from the Hebrew elements 'zabad,' meaning 'to give' or 'to bestow,' and 'Yah,' a shortened form of Yahweh, the name for God.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Zebadiah is a strong, classic biblical name meaning 'gift of God.' It's a unique choice for parents looking for a name with deep historical and spiritual roots, offering a distinctive alternative to more common biblical names.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Zebadiah's role in King Jehoshaphat's reforms highlights the biblical emphasis on religious education and the importance of the Levites in teaching God's law to the people, ensuring the preservation of covenant faithfulness.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Zebadiah,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Zebadiah
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020723#15,796
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200149—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199942—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199633—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202531—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201528—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199728—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198627—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198527—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200926—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200725—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200525—

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Zebadiah mean, and where does it come from?
Zebadiah is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "Gift of God" or "God has bestowed". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
How do you pronounce Zebadiah?
A machine transcription gives /zɛbədaɪə/ (IPA) for English.
Is Zebadiah a male or female name?
Zebadiah is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What are other forms of the name Zebadiah?
In the etymology graph, Zebedee is a form of the same name in other languages.
In which country does Zebadiah have the most bearers?
Zebadiah is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zebadiah”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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