Recorded 2001–2021 Boys' name Peak 2010 65 births

Zevon — boys' name

65 babies named Zevon in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s262020s11
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Zevon was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zevon in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zevon

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Zevon between 2001 and 2021, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zevon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zevon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zevon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zevon 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 65 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.

Zevon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

65

Since 2001

21 years of records

Peak year

2010

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2001

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zevon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2001

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2010)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Zevon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 43% of Zevon's all-time total
2000s282010s262020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zevon?
65 babies have been named Zevon since 2001. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2010 with 9 births.
When was Zevon most popular?
Zevon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Zevon been used?
Zevon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 21 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zevon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zev, Zevin, Zeven, Zevi, 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, 2001–2021 (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.