Tzvi

Tzvi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “deer, gazelle”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: tsvee · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Hebrew צְבִי meaning deer or gazelle, often carrying connotations of grace and beauty in Hebrew usage. Also spelled Zvi.

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How popular is Tzvi?

202454.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Tzvi in 2024178

2024 rank#1,168 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18804,015

Tzvi is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Tzvi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Tzvi questions

What does the name Tzvi mean?

Tzvi means "deer, gazelle". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew צְבִי meaning deer or gazelle, often carrying connotations of grace and beauty in Hebrew usage. Also spelled Zvi.

Is Tzvi a boy or girl name?

Tzvi is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tzvi?

178 US babies were named Tzvi in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Tzvi?

Tzvi is usually pronounced tsvee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.