Zebedee
2025 SSA
About Zebedee
Zebedee is an adorable and unusual New Testament name--which may sound like but is not a contradiction in terms. Unlike some of the longer biblical Z-names, Zebedee has a more lighthearted usability, with its gleeful ee-ending. And Zeb makes a fabulous nickname.
In the New Testament, Zebedee plays the major role of the fisherman father of two disciples, James and John, and was with his sons mending his fishing nets when they were called by Christ.
The name was popularized in the U.K. by a jack-in-the-box puppet named Zebedee on an early kids' TV show, The Magic Roundabout.
Zebedee Jones is a contemporary British painter.
Pronounced ZEB-uh-dee.
As of October 2026, Zebedee ranked #5203 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1199 in 1907.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,846 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | #3,470 | 34 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #3,261 | 37 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Zebedee on lists
Famous Zebedees
- Zebedee
Biblical father of James and John
- Zebedee "Zeb" Soanes
English radio presenter
- Zebedee E. Cliff
American architect
- Zebedee Coltrin
American Mormon leader
- Zebedee Jones
English painter
- Zebedee B. Armstrong
American calendar artist
Zebedee in pop culture
- Zebedee Tugwell
character in "Springhaven" by R.D. Blackmore
- Zebedee
character in British children's series "TUGS"
- Zebedee
jack,in,the,box in British series "The Magic Roundabout" ("Doogal" in the U.S.)