boy's name
Zeb
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,925
Zeb is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1979, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
Zeb over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 99 |
| 1890s | 74 |
| 1900s | 81 |
| 1910s | 228 |
| 1920s | 327 |
| 1930s | 195 |
| 1940s | 152 |
| 1950s | 138 |
| 1960s | 96 |
| 1970s | 241 |
| 1980s | 259 |
| 1990s | 239 |
| 2000s | 305 |
| 2010s | 228 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Zeb?
In 2025, Zeb was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zeb is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zeb
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zeb also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zeb over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zeb
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zeb — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zeb
How popular is the name Zeb?
In 2025, Zeb was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Zeb is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zeb most popular?
Zeb peaked in 1979, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Zeb a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zeb currently ranks #7,113 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.