Zeb
Boy · ZEB · Hebrew
Zeb is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Zeb mean?
Hebrew: short form of Zebulun or Zebedee
Zebulun is one of the twelve sons of Jacob; Zebedee is the father of the apostles James and John.
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- ZEB
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Is Zeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Zeb is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zeb in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zeb in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Zeb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Zeb in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Zeb, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 65 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Zeb than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Zeb in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zeb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,686 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,524 |
| 1979 | 65 | #1,108 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,904 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,972 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,359 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,903 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,018 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,075 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,632 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,737 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,585 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,050 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,818 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,688 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,062 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,538 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,932 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,202 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,465 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,458 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,339 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,468 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,201 |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,117 |
| 1923 | 31 | #1,300 |
| 1922 | 48 | #1,023 |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,297 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,035 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,479 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,306 |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,003 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,205 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 8 | #918 |
| 1904 | 11 | #723 |
| 1903 | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | 8 | #861 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 8 | #786 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #592 |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 8 | #699 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 16 | #484 |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 11 | #570 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 10 | #611 |
| 1881 | 10 | #563 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
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