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 Zoey yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We went with the Y spelling because our last name starts with a Z and we liked the visual balance. Zoey Zhang. The Zs talk to each other.
— Helen, San Francisco CA, 2020
My daughter corrects people who spell it Zoe. At age six. She feels very strongly about the Y and has strong feelings about a lot of things. It fits.
— Nathan, Denver CO, 2018
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 6 | #6,800 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,993 |
| 1971 | 6 | #8,320 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,665 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,719 |
| 1975 | 8 | #7,171 |
| 1976 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 8 | #7,564 |
| 1978 | 6 | #9,747 |
| 1979 | 8 | #8,059 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,823 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,898 |
| 1985 | 7 | #9,302 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,611 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,611 |
| 1988 | 17 | #5,065 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,362 |
| 1991 | 96 | #1,598 |
| 1992 | 145 | #1,206 |
| 1993 | 138 | #1,253 |
| 1994 | 137 | #1,258 |
| 1995 | 219 | #875 |
| 1996 | 339 | #656 |
| 1997 | 407 | #573 |
| 1998 | 478 | #528 |
| 1999 | 563 | #468 |
| 2000 | 691 | #410 |
| 2001 | 822 | #363 |
| 2002 | 1,182 | #268 |
| 2003 | 1,469 | #221 |
| 2004 | 1,622 | #208 |
| 2005 | 2,275 | #152 |
| 2006 | 2,858 | #119 |
| 2007 | 3,044 | #112 |
| 2008 | 3,449 | #98 |
| 2009 | 3,995 | #75 |
| 2010 | 5,219 | #47 |
| 2011 | 6,407 | #28 |
| 2012 | 7,481 | #20 |
| 2013 | 7,256 | #24 |
| 2014 | 7,440 | #22 |
| 2015 | 6,975 | #23 |
| 2016 | 6,478 | #26 |
| 2017 | 6,074 | #28 |
| 2018 | 5,943 | #29 |
| 2019 | 5,685 | #31 |
| 2020 | 5,384 | #32 |
| 2021 | 5,215 | #38 |
| 2022 | 4,512 | #45 |
| 2023 | 4,054 | #51 |
| 2024 | 3,600 | #59 |
