Boy · Hebrew
Zadok
Say it: ZAY-dok
Meaning
Hebrew Tsadoq, 'righteous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Found occasionally in Puritan and colonial records.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 400 babies given this name since 1980
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 57,400 boys
- 26 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Zadock
| French | Sadoc |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Sadoc |
| German | Zadok |
| Hebrew | Tzadok |
Famous bearers
- Zadok, high priest under David and Solomon
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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