Zeb Boy
How popular is Zeb?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Zeb in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
1,594living people named Zeb (est.)
35median age of people named Zeb
2,750babies named Zeb since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Zeb popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▼ 335 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,503 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #484 in 1888 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Zeb is most popular
Babies named Zeb per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Zeb by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 99 | #484 |
| 1890s | 74 | #592 |
| 1900s | 81 | #656 |
| 1910s | 228 | #1,003 |
| 1920s | 327 | #1,023 |
| 1930s | 195 | #1,202 |
| 1940s | 152 | #1,585 |
| 1950s | 138 | #1,750 |
| 1960s | 96 | #1,972 |
| 1970s | 241 | #1,108 |
| 1980s | 259 | #1,524 |
| 1990s | 239 | #2,137 |
| 2000s | 305 | #2,676 |
| 2010s | 228 | #3,363 |
| 2020s | 88 | #5,211 |
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Questions
- Is Zeb a boy or girl name?
- Zeb is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zeb were boys.
- How popular is the name Zeb?
- 12 baby boys were named Zeb in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Zeb most popular?
- Zeb peaked in 1979, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #484 in 1888.
- How many people are named Zeb?
- 2,750 babies have been named Zeb in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,594 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Zeb most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zeb was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.