Zevi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZEH-vee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Zevi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “deer; gazelle”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Zevi mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Tzvi
“deer; gazelle”
Often paired with the Yiddish name Hirsh, which also means 'deer'.
Is Zevi a girl's or a boy's name?
Zevi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zevi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Zevi, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zevi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Zevi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Zevi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Zevi, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Zevi in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zevi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
Names like Zevi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Avi Albie Ivaan Ezra Levi Eli Eesa Aarav River Zion Luca
Names related to Zevi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zevi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zevi, updated 20 October 2026.