NameRealm
Zev

Zev: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wolf”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZEV · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Zev is a modern Hebrew name meaning 'wolf.' It corresponds to Yiddish Wolf and related traditional Jewish naming usage.

Hebrew namesNames meaning animalShort namesInternational names

How popular is Zev?

202477.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zev in 2024257

2024 rank#906 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18804,869

Zev is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zev

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

Zev questions

What does the name Zev mean?

Zev means "wolf". It comes from Hebrew. Zev is a modern Hebrew name meaning 'wolf.' It corresponds to Yiddish Wolf and related traditional Jewish naming usage.

Is Zev a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Zev?

257 US babies were named Zev in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zev?

Zev is usually pronounced ZEV.

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.