Is Zev a boy or girl name?
Zev is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 257 boys were named Zev, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,869 US babies named Zev were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #908
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zev since 1951
- 4,869
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 267 babies
Boys and girls named Zev, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 452 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 889 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,642 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,240 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 257 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 267 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 239 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 227 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 250 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 195 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 215 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 193 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 161 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 153 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 160 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 150 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 122 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 133 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 119 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 115 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 74 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,961 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,905 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,551 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zev reached #877 in 2023. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zev
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.