Zoya

Peak · girls
2022 · 358 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,885
since 1963

Zoya over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Zoya has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank1960197019801990200020102020peak #789, 2022girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#1,000252
2024#975266
2023#857311
2022#789358
2021#972267
2020#919282
2019#1,109220
2018#1,116219
2017#1,201202
2016#1,149219
2015#1,366173
2014#1,125225
2013#1,101222
2012#1,510147
2011#1,446156
2010#1,513148
2009#1,769123
2008#1,816119
2007#1,940106
2006#2,41977
2005#2,12287
2004#2,13584
2003#2,43967
2002#2,60559
2001#2,43864
2000#2,50860
1999#2,70351
1998#3,30137
1997#3,10538
1996#2,28258
1995#2,68745
1994#6,67213
1993#4,25724
1992#4,08825
1991#5,00419
1990#4,52321
1989#5,54515
1988#7,11110
1987#11,3255
1986—
1985—
1984—
1983—
1982#9,2376
1981—
1980—
1979—
1978—
1977—
1976—
1975—
1974—
1973—
1972—
1971—
1970—
1969—
1968—
1967—
1966—
1965—
1964—
1963#6,5925
1962—
1961—
1960—
1959—
1958—
1957—
1956—
1955—
1954—
1953—
1952—
1951—
1950—
1949—
1948—
1947—
1946—
1945—
1944—
1943—
1942—
1941—
1940—
1939—
1938—
1937—
1936—
1935—
1934—
1933—
1932—
1931—
1930—
1929—
1928—
1927—
1926—
1925—
1924—
1923—
1922—
1921—
1920—
1919—
1918—
1917—
1916—
1915—
1914—
1913—
1912—
1911—
1910—
1909—
1908—
1907—
1906—
1905—
1904—
1903—
1902—
1901—
1900—
1899—
1898—
1897—
1896—
1895—
1894—
1893—
1892—
1891—
1890—
1889—
1888—
1887—
1886—
1885—
1884—
1883—
1882—
1881—
1880—
First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Zoya! It came in at #6,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1981, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Zoya is popular in 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedNHWashington: #430 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #731 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsMNIllinois: #748 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,694 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,061 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,955 girlsMINew York: #533 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,527 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedINOhio: #959 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,252 girlsOHPennsylvania: #927 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,188 girlsPANew Jersey: #718 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,550 girlsNJConnecticut: #540 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,301 girlsCTCalifornia: #731 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,851 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedWVVirginia: #758 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,749 girlsVAMaryland: #600 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,498 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,297 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,213 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,458 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zoya, so not publishedHITexas: #1,006 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,734 girlsTXFlorida: #1,887 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,460 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Washington#430 · 1 in 1,804
  2. New York#533 · 1 in 2,527
  3. Connecticut#540 · 1 in 2,301
  4. Maryland#600 · 1 in 2,498
  5. New Jersey#718 · 1 in 3,550

Best ever in a state: #130 in District of Columbia, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#430161 in 1,804
New York#533311 in 2,527
Connecticut#54051 in 2,301
Maryland#60081 in 2,498
New Jersey#718101 in 3,550
California#731421 in 3,851
Minnesota#73161 in 3,580
Illinois#748121 in 3,694
Virginia#75891 in 3,749
Pennsylvania#92791 in 5,188
Ohio#95991 in 5,252
Texas#1,006281 in 5,734
Michigan#1,06161 in 5,955
Georgia#1,21371 in 6,458
North Carolina#1,43751 in 9,297
Florida#1,88761 in 14,460
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Colorado———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Mississippi———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 every state's top names →

See more about Zoya
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 81 spots since 2020 (#919 → #1,000)
  • 366 spots since 2015 (#1,366 → #1,000)
  • Biggest jump: 190 spots in 2020
  • Biggest drop: 118 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 2022 at #789 (358 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,581
  • Highest: 1 in 4,581 girls born in 2022 were named Zoya (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,378 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 39.5% of all girls named Zoya (1,931) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#6,592 (1963)#6,592
1970s0——
1980s36#5,545 (1989)#8,305
1990s331#2,282 (1996)#3,862
2000s846#1,769 (2009)#2,219
2010s1,931#1,101 (2013)#1,264
2020s1,736#789 (2022)#919

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.

Want to check a specific year?

See where Zoya ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: