Zev
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning wolf.
Babies a year
187
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#866
up from #908
UK popularity
#2133
11 babies
How Zev has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #965 |
| 2020 | #901 |
| 2021 | #980 |
| 2022 | #956 |
| 2023 | #881 |
| 2024 | #908 |
| 2025 | #866 |
Zev by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Zev. In the US, 187 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zev. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zenmeditation; a buddhist school25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zivbrightness, radiance, splendor19 in the US (2017)
- Zebzebra or wolf; short form of Zebedee15 in the US (2017)
- Zedthe letter z; from zeta14 in the US (2017)
- Zevimy gazelle; a form of Tzvi5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zegrace or kindness; varies by character7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Zev, 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)