Zeev
Ze'ev, also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf. Diminutive forms of the name are Zevik and Ze'evik.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Zeev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ze'ev, also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf. Diminutive forms of the name are Zevik and Ze'evik.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Zeev
American parents first put Zeev on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 10 Zeevs were born — ranking #7,499 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Zeevs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 102 Zeevs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zeev
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About the name Zeev
Zeev is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Zeev's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,499. Use the chart and map above to compare Zeev's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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