Boys' name · since 1961
Tzvi
Tzvi has 4,218 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,218
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,218 babies have been named Tzvi since 1961, making it today's #1077 boys' name.
Tzvi has 4,218 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1077 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #2,008 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,218 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tzvi ranks #2,008 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,218 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,218
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tzvi's 4,218 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tzvi compares
4,218 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tzvi's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tzvi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,218 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 200 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tzvi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tzvi's full recorded timeline at 1995, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 200 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tzvi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 200
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Tzvi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,329 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Tzvi's strongest decade.
1,329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tzvi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 287
1980s
287 births
- 1990s 457
1990s
457 births
- 2000s
2000s
881 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,329 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,329 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tzvi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tzvi's total volume
Tzvi by state
Where Tzvi concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,343 | 55.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,258 | 29.8% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 26 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 19 | 0.5% |
| #5 | California | | 16 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,343 of 4,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tzvi's data
- Tzvi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,329 total births) through the 2020s (1,111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tzvis (2,343 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tzvi
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tzvi
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tzvi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tzvi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.