Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Zeb

#2,575 most common boys' name of all time · #6,214 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,575
Rank overall
#6,214 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
2,750
Since 2016
161
Peak year
1979 #1,109
Best rank
#499 1888
Girls Boys peak 65/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zeb is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,817
2024 — 13 13 #6,476
2023 — 14 14 #6,225
2022 — 18 18 #5,218
2021 — 17 17 #5,340
2020 — 14 14 #5,986
2019 — 10 10 #7,652
2018 — 23 23 #4,359
2017 — 15 15 #5,794
2016 — 25 25 #4,101
2015 — 16 16 #5,514
2014 — 31 31 #3,456
2013 — 27 27 #3,754
2012 — 31 31 #3,451
2011 — 32 32 #3,365
2010 — 18 18 #5,051
2009 — 27 27 #3,832
2008 — 35 35 #3,223
2007 — 25 25 #4,015
2006 — 31 31 #3,386
2005 — 33 33 #3,097
2004 — 28 28 #3,370
2003 — 35 35 #2,782
2002 — 30 30 #3,023
2001 — 35 35 #2,686
2000 — 26 26 #3,223
1999 — 26 26 #3,106
1998 — 19 19 #3,713
1997 — 22 22 #3,267
1996 — 18 18 #3,680
1995 — 28 28 #2,631
1994 — 27 27 #2,688
1993 — 24 24 #2,871
1992 — 17 17 #3,617
1991 — 34 34 #2,146
1990 — 24 24 #2,700
1989 — 17 17 #3,334
1988 — 24 24 #2,442
1987 — 18 18 #2,852
1986 — 21 21 #2,519
1985 — 13 13 #3,410
1984 — 35 35 #1,660
1983 — 34 34 #1,690
1982 — 22 22 #2,281
1981 — 35 35 #1,662
1980 — 40 40 #1,527
1979 — 65 65 #1,109
1978 — 59 59 #1,149
1977 — 26 26 #1,907
1976 — 20 20 #2,252
1975 — 12 12 #3,088
1974 — 17 17 #2,368
1973 — 14 14 #2,613
1972 — 11 11 #2,999
1971 — 9 9 #3,390
1970 — 8 8 #3,537
1969 — 6 6 #3,962
1968 — 8 8 #3,124
1967 — 10 10 #2,618
1966 — 8 8 #3,007
1965 — 11 11 #2,486
1964 — 12 12 #2,423
1963 — 6 6 #3,675
1962 — 9 9 #2,862
1961 — 9 9 #2,917
1960 — 17 17 #1,978
1959 — 12 12 #2,423
1958 — 15 15 #2,106
1957 — 21 21 #1,755
1956 — 12 12 #2,369
1955 — 15 15 #2,061
1954 — 11 11 #2,458
1953 — 11 11 #2,406
1952 — 11 11 #2,392
1951 — 16 16 #1,911
1950 — 14 14 #2,032
1949 — 16 16 #1,875
1948 — 11 11 #2,337
1947 — 14 14 #2,086
1946 — 17 17 #1,769
1945 — 17 17 #1,639
1944 — 16 16 #1,748
1943 — 14 14 #2,000
1942 — 20 20 #1,592
1941 — 11 11 #2,223
1940 — 16 16 #1,745
1939 — 12 12 #2,062
1938 — 15 15 #1,829
1937 — 17 17 #1,696
1936 — 12 12 #2,082
1935 — 20 20 #1,548
1934 — 14 14 #1,946
1933 — 30 30 #1,207
1932 — 23 23 #1,475
1931 — 23 23 #1,460
1930 — 29 29 #1,335
1929 — 28 28 #1,343
1928 — 25 25 #1,481
1927 — 26 26 #1,479
1926 — 28 28 #1,383
1925 — 35 35 #1,207
1924 — 41 41 #1,121
1923 — 31 31 #1,303
1922 — 48 48 #1,023
1921 — 37 37 #1,181
1920 — 28 28 #1,385
1919 — 30 30 #1,299
1918 — 42 42 #1,038
1917 — 23 23 #1,481
1916 — 24 24 #1,423
1915 — 26 26 #1,313
1914 — 31 31 #1,004
1913 — 18 18 #1,211
1912 — 17 17 #1,141
1911 — 10 10 #1,130
1910 — 7 7 #1,333
1909 — 12 12 #858
1908 — 6 6 #1,237
1907 — 5 5 #1,368
1906 — 6 6 #1,134
1905 — 8 8 #945
1904 — 11 11 #737
1903 — 12 12 #676
1902 — 8 8 #889
1901 — 5 5 #1,088
1900 — 8 8 #993
1899 — 8 8 #816
1898 — 7 7 #910
1896 — 13 13 #616
1895 — 11 11 #660
1894 — 6 6 #992
1893 — 6 6 #939
1892 — 7 7 #887
1891 — 8 8 #725
1890 — 8 8 #768
1889 — 8 8 #752
1888 — 16 16 #499
1887 — 8 8 #707
1886 — 8 8 #729
1885 — 5 5 #972
1884 — 11 11 #594
1883 — 13 13 #520
1882 — 10 10 #634
1881 — 10 10 #580
1880 — 10 10 #639