Zadok
Masculine · “righteous”
Zadok is Hebrew for righteous, and the anthem written for his moment has been sung at every English coronation since 1727.
How old is the name Zadok?
Zadok first appears in US birth records in 1980 — 45 years ago. The typical Zadok is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Zadok are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zadok most popular?
Zadok peaked in 2012, reaching #3297 nationally. Today it ranks #4707, 1,410 places below that high. See the whole 2012 chart.
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Where it comes from
From tsadaq to Zadok
The story of Zadok
Zadok the priest anointed Solomon king, and Handel set the account of it for George II's coronation in 1727 — Zadok the Priest has been performed at every British coronation since, which makes it the oldest continuously used piece in the ceremony. The Zadokite priestly line held the temple for centuries, and the Sadducees take their name from it.
Meaning
righteous, just
From Hebrew tsadaq, to be righteous; the same root gives tsedakah, charity or justice, and tsaddiq, a righteous person. Zadok is the plain adjective used as a name.
How the name formed
- tsadaq
- Zadok
Related forms: Tzadok · Zadok
Pronouncing Zadok
ZAY-dok
Two syllables, first stressed. Hebrew gives tsah-DOK.
Nicknames for Zadok
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1980
- Most boys named
- 202335 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3297reached in 2012
- Change vs 2024
- −19.2%21 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zadok in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Tzadok in Hebrew — same name
- Zadok in English — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California.
Zadoks among us
people named Zadok are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 81,337 born in 2025 was named Zadok
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Zalman test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Zadok's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Zalman climbed just as high around 1949, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Zalman's path sketches the road Zadok is walking now.
Zadok sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Zadok beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zadok in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a genuinely central Hebrew root behind it.
- The initial Z keeps it distinct on any list.
- A remarkable and continuous musical afterlife.
- It is unfamiliar to most Americans and will be spelled out constantly.
- The English and Hebrew pronunciations differ at nearly every sound.
- It is close to Zadoc and Sadoc, which are both recorded spellings.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zadoks are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Zadok are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zadok in 2025?
- Zadok ranks #4707 among US boy names in 2025, with 21 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zadok?
- About 1 in every 81,337 US boys born in 2025 was named Zadok — 21 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zadok with classmates?
- Zadok will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Zadok
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