US rank #1168 Boys' name Peak 2021 4,015 births

Tzvi — #1168 US boys' name

4,015 babies named Tzvi in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s1121980s2871990s4572000s8812010s13292020s908
#1168
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tzvi was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

192 babies were named Tzvi in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tzvi

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,015 babies named Tzvi between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tzvi currently holds the #1168 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 192 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tzvi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,329 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tzvi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Tzvi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tzvi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,015 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tzvi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,015

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2021

192 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,168

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tzvi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
192
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Tzvi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,329 births that decade — 33% of Tzvi's all-time total
1960s411970s1121980s2871990s4572000s8812010s13292020s908

Tzvi by state

Where Tzvi concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tzvi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,258 56.2%
#2 New Jersey
1,167 29.1%
#3 Maryland
21 0.5%
#4 Florida
19 0.5%
#5 California
16 0.4%
#6 Illinois
5 0.1%
New York share of Tzvi's total US births 56.2%
Even split

2,258 of 4,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tzvi?
4,015 babies have been named Tzvi since 1961. It currently ranks #1168 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 192 births.
When was Tzvi most popular?
Tzvi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,329 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Tzvi most popular?
The top states for the name Tzvi are New York (2,258 births), New Jersey (1,167 births), Maryland (21 births).
How long has the name Tzvi been used?
Tzvi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.