How Many People Are Named Zeb?
An estimated 1,627 people in the United States have the first name Zeb. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Zeb peaked in popularity in 1979 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeb as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zeb paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,627
About 1 in 210,666 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1979
65 births
Total Registered
2,738
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeb
Zeb is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,738 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zeb as a male name
Ranked #6,805 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (65 births)
Zeb: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeb span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 327 babies were registered. Zeb has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zeb by Decade
How has Zeb tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zeb by State
Birth registrations for Zeb span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Oregon, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 79 Zebs were registered per state.
Zeb + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeb as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zeb
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zeb: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeb?
We estimate approximately 1,627 people named Zeb are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 210,666 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeb a common name?
Zeb is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,738 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeb most popular?
Zeb reached peak popularity in 1979, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeb is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeb a male name?
Zeb is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeb Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeb Smith, Zeb Johnson, Zeb Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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