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Zev

Boy

Meaning of Zev: Hebrew: 'wolf'

Zev is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 877th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#877

277 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,153

First recorded 1951 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 49 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 57 babies1999: 57 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 74 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 75 babies2004: 74 babies2005: 78 babies2006: 115 babies2007: 119 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 115 babies2010: 133 babies20102011: 122 babies2012: 150 babies2013: 160 babies2014: 153 babies2015: 160 babies2016: 161 babies2017: 193 babies2018: 215 babies2019: 195 babies2020: 250 babies20202021: 227 babies2022: 239 babies2023: 267 babies2024: 263 babies2025: 277 babies
US babies named Zev per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 277.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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