# Zeb (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zeb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,750 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,750 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 175, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon or Zebulun.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 3,431 |
| 2012 | 31 | 3,526 |
| 2013 | 27 | 3,861 |
| 2014 | 31 | 3,531 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,741 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4,195 |
| 2017 | 15 | 6,054 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,475 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8,203 |
| 2020 | 14 | 6,290 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,559 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5,441 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,509 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6,826 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7,189 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 2,400 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,512 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,529 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Zeb

- Zeb Wells, American screenwriter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.