Boys' name · since 1951
Zev
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 5,153 babies named Zev, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,153
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,153 babies have been named Zev since 1951, making it today's #865 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zev recorded 5,153 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #865 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #1,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #865 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,153 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zev ranks #1,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,153 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,153
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zev's 5,153 recorded births place it above 96.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zev compares
5,153 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Zev's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 277 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zev's full recorded timeline at 1989, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 277 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 277
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Zev by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,642 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Zev's strongest decade.
1,642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Zev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 90
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 190
1970s
190 births
- 1980s 261
1980s
261 births
- 1990s 453
1990s
453 births
- 2000s
2000s
889 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,642 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,523 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,642 births (32% of all-time use).
How Zev 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 Zev's total volume
Zev by state
Where Zev concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,241 | 43.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 715 | 13.9% |
| #3 | California | | 437 | 8.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 80 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 72 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 63 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 57 | 1.1% |
2,241 of 5,153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Zev appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zev's data
- Zev's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,642 total births) through the 2020s (1,523) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zevs (2,241 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zev: 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 (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Zev 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.