Zoya

Zoya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Russian

Zoya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 302 babies (rank #175 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zoya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zoya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,454

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

302

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Zoya

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#1,071
1997	19	#1,073
1998	32	#736
1999	27	#841
2000	32	#747
2001	43	#611
2002	47	#602
2003	48	#618
2004	67	#499
2005	64	#537
2006	63	#563
2007	88	#462
2008	121	#367
2009	157	#300
2010	177	#280
2011	172	#287
2012	229	#220
2013	302	#175
2014	262	#204
2015	241	#218
2016	244	#215

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,071

1997

#1,073

1998

#736

1999

#841

2000

#747

2001

#611

2002

#602

2003

#618

2004

#499

2005

#537

2006

#563

2007

#462

2008

121

#367

2009

157

#300

2010

177

#280

2011

172

#287

2012

229

#220

2013

302

#175

2014

262

#204

2015

241

#218

2016

244

#215

Numerology of Zoya

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Zoya

Share your Zoya story

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