US rank #9433 Boys' name Peak 2008 158 births

Zeven — #9433 US boys' name

158 babies named Zeven in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s542010s752020s29
#9433
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zeven was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Zeven in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeven

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Zeven between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zeven currently holds the #9433 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeven 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 158 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.

Zeven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

158

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,433

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 2024202020162013201020072000 5

Zeven by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 47% of Zeven's all-time total
2000s542010s752020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeven?
158 babies have been named Zeven since 2000. It currently ranks #9433 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Zeven most popular?
Zeven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zeven been used?
Zeven has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zev, Zevin, Zevi, Zevon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2024 (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.