Zev

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Zev is ranked 908th among boys in 2024 (257 births). Its best rank was 877th, in 2023.

Rank in 2024: #908down 31 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2570.01% of boys
Peak year: 2023267 births
Best rank: #877in 2023
Since 1951: 4,869people given the name

Babies named Zev, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

4,869 boys have been named Zev in the United States since 1951, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 267 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2013, and the 2010s alone account for 34%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Zev
1950s	90
1960s	105
1970s	190
1980s	261
1990s	452
2000s	889
2010s	1,642
2020s	1,240

In 2023, its biggest year

Zev was the 877th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Zev

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.