Given name
Tzvi
“resembling a deer”
Tzvi is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tzvi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,218
- 4,218 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 200 babies
- 2025
- 200
- #1,079 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 200 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,079 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (91). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,772 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tzvi’s family of names
Tzvi has a related form in Tzvea. Tzvi has a related form in Tzvee. Tzvi has a related form in Tzvey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tzvi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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