US rank #7826 Boys' name Peak 1977 665 births

Zvi — #7826 US boys' name

665 babies named Zvi in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s641960s751970s1071980s981990s622000s932010s1122020s54
#7826
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Zvi was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

16 babies were named Zvi in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zvi

The Social Security Administration has registered 665 babies named Zvi between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zvi currently holds the #7826 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zvi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Zvi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 374 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Zvi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zvi 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 665 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.

Zvi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

665

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1977

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,826

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zvi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
16
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
05101520 202420152006199619871978196819571951 6

Zvi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
112 births that decade — 17% of Zvi's all-time total
1950s641960s751970s1071980s981990s622000s932010s1122020s54

Zvi by state

Where Zvi concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zvi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
374 56.2%
#2 New Jersey
15 2.3%
New York share of Zvi's total US births 56.2%
Even split

374 of 665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zvi?
665 babies have been named Zvi since 1951. It currently ranks #7826 among boys. The peak year was 1977 with 16 births.
When was Zvi most popular?
Zvi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Zvi most popular?
The top states for the name Zvi are New York (374 births), New Jersey (15 births).
How long has the name Zvi been used?
Zvi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 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, 1951–2024 (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.