Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Zoe is a feminine first name of Greek origin, meaning "life."
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zoe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Greek for life. Simple, complete. My mother is Greek-American and this was her suggestion. It took me six months to realize she'd been right from the beginning.
— Christina, Astoria NY, 2017
Three letters. One syllable. Impossible to forget, impossible to mangle. After years of having my own name butchered, this was a deliberate act of mercy toward my child.
— Alejandra, Dallas TX, 2020
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 127 | #85 |
| 1982 | 130 | #91 |
| 1983 | 139 | #87 |
| 1984 | 61 | #103 |
| 1985 | 166 | #70 |
| 1986 | 164 | #73 |
| 1987 | 193 | #61 |
| 1988 | 215 | #56 |
| 1989 | 211 | #56 |
| 1990 | 179 | #66 |
| 1991 | 186 | #62 |
| 1992 | 244 | #44 |
| 1993 | 233 | #50 |
| 1994 | 217 | #56 |
| 1995 | 331 | #31 |
| 1996 | 338 | #33 |
| 1997 | 355 | #30 |
| 1998 | 374 | #23 |
| 1999 | 338 | #26 |
| 2000 | 391 | #21 |
| 2001 | 458 | #17 |
| 2002 | 377 | #21 |
| 2003 | 429 | #17 |
| 2004 | 398 | #18 |
| 2005 | 443 | #20 |
| 2006 | 305 | #19 |
| 2007 | 327 | #17 |
| 2008 | 355 | #17 |
| 2009 | 312 | #17 |
| 2010 | 322 | #15 |
| 2011 | 332 | #16 |
| 2012 | 339 | #16 |
| 2013 | 312 | #15 |
| 2014 | 377 | #16 |
| 2015 | 1,237 | #17 |
| 2016 | 1,226 | #18 |
| 2017 | 565 | #16 |
| 2018 | 531 | #18 |
| 2019 | 945 | #19 |
| 2020 | 739 | #16 |
| 2021 | 457 | #22 |
| 2022 | 438 | #22 |
| 2023 | 579 | #22 |
| 2024 | 507 | #26 |
| 2025 | 520 | #24 |
