Zeb
Zeb was the 7189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1979 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,448 places. More babies were named Zeb in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,189 boys, down 899 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197965 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,750babies recorded
Zeb popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,189 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,290 | 14 |
| 2010 | #5,248 | 18 |
| 2000 | #3,298 | 26 |
| 1990 | #2,779 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,546 | 40 |
| 1970 | #3,833 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,041 | 17 |
| 1950 | #2,110 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,801 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,415 | 28 |
| 1910 | #1,419 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,049 | 8 |
| 1890 | #813 | 8 |
| 1880 | #639 | 10 |
How popular is Zeb, counting every spelling?
Zeb has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zeb?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zeb (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zeb born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zeb.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zeb?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Zeb are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 48. That makes Zeb mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zeb by state
How common Zeb was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Zeb
How popular is the name Zeb?
Zeb was the 7189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1979 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,448 places. More babies were named Zeb in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Zeb a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zeb in the US.
Where is Zeb most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zeb was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys).