Zaveon
An invented name with undetermined meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 301 living Americans carry the first name Zaveon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zaveon today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zaveon births was 2008 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zaveon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
301
~ 1 in 1,138,719 Americans
Peak year
2008
27 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,903
Tracked since 1997
Census
Zaveon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 208 people with the first name Zaveon, which placed it at #37,486 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,486
National first-name rank
People counted
208
208 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zaveon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zaveon is Black at 87.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.7%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zaveon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Zaveon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.0% · 181
- Two or more races7.7% · 16
- White2.4% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Zaveon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zaveon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 159 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zaveon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Zaveon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zaveons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Zaveon
The name Zaveon has its origins in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Sumer, located in present-day Iraq. It is derived from the Sumerian words "za," meaning "stone," and "veon," meaning "eternal." The earliest known record of the name dates back to around 2500 BCE, where it was inscribed on clay tablets as a personal name for male individuals.
During the height of the Sumerian civilization, the name Zaveon was often associated with strength, durability, and longevity. It was believed that those bearing this name possessed a resilience akin to the enduring nature of stone. In later years, the name spread to neighboring regions, including Akkadia and Babylonia, where it underwent slight variations in pronunciation and spelling.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Zaveon was a Sumerian scribe who lived around 2300 BCE. His name was recorded on several cuneiform tablets detailing administrative records and literary works of the time. Another notable individual was Zaveon of Uruk, a skilled artisan who lived in the city of Uruk during the 22nd century BCE and was renowned for his intricate stone carvings and sculptures.
As civilizations and empires rose and fell in the ancient Near East, the name Zaveon continued to be used, albeit with varying degrees of popularity. In the 8th century BCE, a Babylonian scholar named Zaveon was known for his contributions to the study of astronomy and mathematics. His works were later referenced by Greek philosophers during the classical period.
During the Hellenistic era, the name Zaveon underwent further modifications and was adapted into the Greek language as "Zaveonos." One of the most famous individuals to bear this Hellenized version of the name was Zaveonos of Ephesus, a renowned architect who lived in the 3rd century BCE and was responsible for the design and construction of several notable temples and public buildings in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus.
Throughout its long history, the name Zaveon has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, including warriors, scribes, scholars, and artists. While its usage may have waxed and waned over the centuries, the name's enduring legacy serves as a testament to the resilience and longevity it was once believed to embody.
People
Zaveon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaveon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zaveon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaveon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 301 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zaveon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,138,719 US residents.
Is Zaveon a common name?
We classify Zaveon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 304 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zaveon most popular?
The single biggest year for Zaveon was 2008, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zaveon is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zaveon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 208 people with the name Zaveon, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,486 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Zaveon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Zaveon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zaveon appears almost entirely male. Of the 205 people counted with this name, 99.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Zaveon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zaveon is Black at 87.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.7%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Zaveon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Zaveon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.0% (181 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Zaveon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zaveon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zaveon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Zaveon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zaveon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Zaveon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Zaveon as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Zaveon on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.