Zeb
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning zebra or wolf; short form of Zebedee.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Zeb by the numbers
Zeb was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 1979, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zeb. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Zeb, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Connorlover of hounds; wolf lover6,405 in the US (2017)
- Conorlover of hounds; wolf lover1,127 in the US (2017)
- Raulwolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul555 in the US (2017)
- Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
- Randywolf shield; form of Randolph386 in the US (2017)
- Rudyfamous wolf; diminutive of Rudolf341 in England and Wales (2025)