Masculine dossier · first seen 1951
Zev
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
277
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zev
How many people are named Zev?
An estimated 5,021 living Americans are named Zev.
How rare is Zev?
Zev is uncommon among babies today, with 277 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Zev?
The median age of a living American named Zev is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 23 years old.
Is Zev still popular?
Yes — Zev is currently rising in popularity, with 277 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zev most common?
Zev has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 8.3× more often than the national baseline.
1951Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
277
All-time
5,153
Where it lives now
Zev is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 7.7× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Zev is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.