Zev is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Zev is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #866 for boy births in the United States (and #1,790 across all names), given to 277 babies. Zev first appears in 1951 and peaked in 2025 (277 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 277 | 277 | #866 |
| 2024 | 263 | 263 | #901 |
| 2023 | 267 | 267 | #879 |
| 2022 | 239 | 239 | #952 |
| 2021 | 227 | 227 | #981 |
| 2020 | 250 | 250 | #901 |
| 2019 | 195 | 195 | #1,053 |
| 2018 | 215 | 215 | #969 |
| 2017 | 193 | 193 | #1,047 |
| 2016 | 161 | 161 | #1,182 |
| 2015 | 160 | 160 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 153 | 153 | #1,204 |
| 2013 | 160 | 160 | #1,140 |
| 2012 | 150 | 150 | #1,200 |
| 2011 | 122 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2010 | 133 | 133 | #1,298 |
| 2009 | 115 | 115 | #1,458 |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | #1,435 |
| 2007 | 119 | 119 | #1,386 |
| 2006 | 115 | 115 | #1,390 |
| 2005 | 78 | 78 | #1,724 |
| 2004 | 74 | 74 | #1,730 |
| 2003 | 75 | 75 | #1,672 |
| 2002 | 71 | 71 | #1,681 |
| 2001 | 74 | 74 | #1,616 |
| 2000 | 51 | 51 | #2,014 |
| 1999 | 57 | 57 | #1,777 |
| 1998 | 57 | 57 | #1,790 |
| 1997 | 50 | — | #1,889 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | #2,046 |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #1,800 |
| 1994 | 37 | — | #2,217 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #2,090 |
| 1992 | 45 | — | #1,843 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | #2,142 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #1,908 |
| 1989 | 33 | — | #2,153 |
| 1988 | 32 | — | #2,034 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #2,214 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #2,428 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #2,057 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #1,912 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 24 | — | #2,000 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #2,049 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #3,012 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #3,151 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,962 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,551 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #2,365 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,671 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #2,503 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #2,899 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #1,805 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #3,023 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #3,215 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,448 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #3,094 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,712 |