Zoe

#31 for girls in 2025, 5,646 births · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2024 · 5,733 births
Debut · girls
23 births
In top 100 · girls
26 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
163,256
since 1880

Zoe over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#315,646#6,44613
2024#295,733#4,20025
2023#365,190#6,89712
2022#385,022#4,44223
2021#424,739#4,78020
2020#404,799#5,45116
2019#385,071#6,40613
2018#405,124#6,03614
2017#415,173#7,09511
2016#355,764#5,78915
2015#336,051#5,50716
2014#325,884#4,53821
2013#315,978#5,65915
2012#306,466#5,25617
2011#316,309#5,94514
2010#316,274#4,84819
2009#475,152#6,80212
2008#584,781#5,76715
2007#564,937#7,09411
2006#545,153#5,52515
2005#584,965#4,82417
2004#545,363#3,53426
2003#575,087#5,03515
2002#604,887#4,70316
2001#654,645#4,67616
2000#823,785#6,31610
1999#1043,237#4,76214
1998#1222,692#5,84010
1997#1342,362#4,45114
1996#1552,065#7,1367
1995#1761,726#3,30320
1994#2151,335#6,3728
1993#2361,192#3,81916
1992#281982#3,74816
1991#356722#4,00514
1990#503478#5,3829
1989#580377#4,81110
1988#770243#7,2705
1987#733246—
1986#786214#6,7215
1985#829196—
1984#789203—
1983#869175—
1982#1,088130#4,2349
1981#1,181112—
1980#1,260103#6,2505
1979#1,204108—
1978#1,29094—
1977#1,067122#5,8455
1976#1,19195—
1975#984125—
1974#1,094106—
1973#980121#4,5056
1972#1,14695—
1971#1,015122—
1970#961132#3,8367
1969#1,16292—
1968#1,16686—
1967#1,18780—
1966#929118—
1965#1,23876—
1964#1,22980—
1963#1,21182—
1962#1,10497—
1961#972123—
1960#987118—
1959#933126—
1958#824151—
1957#848143—
1956#1,05893—
1955#902118—
1954#878119—
1953#97496—
1952#925100—
1951#94596—
1950#1,12367—
1949#1,00081—
1948#1,07068—
1947#1,22854—
1946#1,04266—
1945#1,17545—
1944#1,12948—
1943#1,29140—
1942#1,07653—
1941#94860—
1940#97154—
1939#95355—
1938#87065—
1937#81072—
1936#75779—
1935#71389—
1934#75179—
1933#74279—
1932#72486—
1931#76177—
1930#1,00254—
1929#82873—
1928#92464—
1927#1,01057—
1926#98058—
1925#87073—
1924#86874—
1923#94161—
1922#91764—
1921#77190—
1920#81480—
1919#98453—
1918#86968—
1917#91657—
1916#84065—
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1914#97237—
1913#1,02028—
1912#82037—
1911#79030—
1910#72334—
1909#86822—
1908#80923—
1907#87119—
1906#84519—
1905#73424—
1904#66827—
1903#78919—
1902#55934—
1901#61526—
1900#70526—
1899#59327—
1898#58630—
1897#49135—
1896#48736—
1895#49934—
1894#54628—
1893#59423—
1892#46534—
1891#43034—
1890#38442—
1889#45429—
1888#36942—
1887#36734—
1886#43225—
1885#39427—
1884#35831—
1883#38623—
1882#35225—
1881#34622—
1880#33323—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Zoe was already there! It came in at #333, and was given to 23 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1903–1909, when fewer than 28 girls a year got the name.

Where Zoe is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedAKMaine: #121 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 465 girlsMEVermont: #102 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 326 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 876 girlsNHWashington: #128 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 567 girlsWAIdaho: #224 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 896 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #154 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 732 girlsMNIllinois: #216 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsILWisconsin: #167 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 907 girlsWIMichigan: #276 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsMINew York: #186 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsNYMassachusetts: #131 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 593 girlsMARhode Island: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 792 girlsRIOregon: #162 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 729 girlsORNevada: #208 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 864 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedSDIowa: #179 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 892 girlsIAIndiana: #238 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsINOhio: #232 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsPANew Jersey: #219 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNJConnecticut: #159 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 813 girlsCTCalifornia: #248 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsCAUtah: #181 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 818 girlsUTColorado: #126 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 578 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedNEMissouri: #194 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsMOKentucky: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsKYWest Virginia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsWVVirginia: #266 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsVAMaryland: #219 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedDEArizona: #217 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsAZNew Mexico: #185 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 736 girlsNMKansas: #262 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsKSArkansas: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsARTennessee: #250 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #235 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #169 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 580 girlsDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsOKLouisiana: #240 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,245 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zoe, so not publishedMSAlabama: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,100 girlsALGeorgia: #299 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsGAHawaii: #144 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 519 girlsHITexas: #249 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsTXFlorida: #207 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#102 · 1 in 326
  2. Maine#121 · 1 in 465
  3. Colorado#126 · 1 in 578
  4. Washington#128 · 1 in 567
  5. Massachusetts#131 · 1 in 593

Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10271 in 326
Maine#121111 in 465
Colorado#126351 in 578
Washington#128511 in 567
Massachusetts#131571 in 593
Hawaii#14491 in 519
Minnesota#154351 in 732
Connecticut#159211 in 813
Oregon#162221 in 729
Wisconsin#167291 in 907
District of Columbia#16981 in 580
Iowa#179161 in 892
Utah#181171 in 818
New Hampshire#18261 in 876
New Mexico#185121 in 736
New York#1861091 in 1,020
Rhode Island#18861 in 792
Missouri#194281 in 1,060
Pennsylvania#194571 in 1,139
Florida#207661 in 1,129
Nevada#20891 in 864
Illinois#216611 in 1,217
Arizona#217271 in 1,002
Maryland#219211 in 1,203
New Jersey#219371 in 1,190
Idaho#22461 in 896
Ohio#232431 in 1,504
North Carolina#235291 in 1,316
Indiana#238241 in 1,366
Louisiana#240181 in 1,245
California#2481871 in 1,297
Texas#2491001 in 1,360
Tennessee#250191 in 1,538
Kansas#262101 in 1,288
Virginia#266221 in 1,603
West Virginia#27551 in 1,583
Michigan#276301 in 1,807
South Carolina#285101 in 1,658
Georgia#299231 in 1,772
Oklahoma#32891 in 1,799
Alabama#348101 in 2,100
Kentucky#35981 in 2,499
Arkansas#39851 in 2,281
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zoe
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#29 → #31)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#40 → #31)
  • 2 spots since 2015 (#33 → #31)
  • Biggest jump: 309 spots in 1966 (#1,238 → #929)
  • Biggest drop: 258 spots in 1967 (#929 → #1,187)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #29 (5,733 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1983–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 272
  • Highest: 1 in 272 girls born in 2012 were named Zoe (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 285 girls born in 2025 (0.35%)
  • Its best rank, #29 in 2024, was only 1 in 283 (0.35%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 35.6% of all girls named Zoe (58,094) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s281#333 (1880)#379
1890s323#384 (1890)#508
1900s239#559 (1902)#746
1910s466#723 (1910)#880
1920s694#771 (1921)#892
1930s735#713 (1935)#808
1940s569#948 (1941)#1,093
1950s1,109#824 (1958)#941
1960s952#929 (1966)#1,119
1970s1,120#961 (1970)#1,093
1980s1,999#580 (1989)#889
1990s16,791#104 (1999)#228
2000s48,755#47 (2009)#59
2010s58,094#30 (2012)#34
2020s31,129#29 (2024)#36

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zoe in 1994

girls
#215
1,335 births · 1 in 1,338 girls
boys
#6,372
8 births · 1 in 241,504 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #215Zoe1,335

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #6,372Zoe8
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,338 of them was named Zoe, which outranked 98.6% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zoe
  1. #211Tabitha1,391
  2. #213Abby1,372
  3. #214Brandy1,350
  4. #215Zoe1,335
  5. #216Guadalupe1,334
  6. #217Ellen1,322
  7. #218Marina1,307
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 241,504 of them was named Zoe, which outranked 37.8% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zoe
  1. #5,868Zephan9
  2. #5,868Zerek9
  3. #5,868Zuriel9
  4. #6,372Zoe8
  5. #6,372Abad8
  6. #6,372Abdel8
  7. #6,372Abdoul8
  8. #6,968Abayomi7
  9. #6,968Abdoulaye7
  10. #6,968Abdoulie7

Tied with 595 names at #6,372; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →