girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Zoie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,271 Trend ↓ Falling 38%
Rank 2025
#1,271
among girls · ↑97 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
177
named Zoie · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,081
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
531 babies
All-time total
11,182
#1,552 all-time among girls
First recorded
1905
in Social Security records

Zoie popularity over time

11,182 babies have been named Zoie since 1905, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #2,233
1910s 28 3 +460% #3,616
1920s 25 3 -11% #4,304
1930s 11 1 -56% #4,330
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 16 2 – #4,197
1970s 37 4 +131% #5,578
1980s 26 3 -30% #8,035
1990s 1,095 110 +4112% #844
2000s 4,715 472 +331% #554
2010s 3,971 397 -16% #559
2020s (to 2025) 1,253 209 -47% #967

Where Zoie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 164 0.10 outside top 500
2027 153 0.10 outside top 500
2028 144 0.09 outside top 500
2029 138 0.09 outside top 500
2030 132 0.08 outside top 500

Where Zoie is most popular

Girls named Zoie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.122 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, South Carolina, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zoie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 66 0.291 +138%
South Carolina 24 0.267 +119%
Maryland 26 0.245 +101%
Arkansas 11 0.208 +71%
Indiana 28 0.199 +64%
Alabama 18 0.192 +57%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +48%
Louisiana 12 0.137 +12%
Texas 107 0.133 +9%
Missouri 16 0.133 +9%
Ohio 30 0.126 ≈ national
New York 46 0.116 -5%
Pennsylvania 27 0.114 -6%
Florida 48 0.112 -8%
California 93 0.111 -9%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -12%
Arizona 14 0.100 -18%
Illinois 22 0.096 -21%
Virginia 14 0.082 -33%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -33%
Michigan 13 0.071 -41%
Colorado 5 0.045 -63%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zoie

Zoie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,271 in 2025 with 177 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1905, 11,182 American babies have been named Zoie. Its peak came in 2006, when 531 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zoie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zoie?

The median living Zoie is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 11 thousand people named Zoie are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zoie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 177 #1,271
2024 167 #1,368
2023 182 #1,268
2022 200 #1,215
2021 263 #986
2020 264 #967
2019 292 #908
2018 323 #842
2017 323 #844
2016 315 #893
2015 371 #762
2014 367 #763
2013 432 #662
2012 517 #567
2011 523 #559
2010 508 #579
2009 500 #603
2008 494 #622
2007 527 #570
2006 531 #556
2005 502 #570
2004 515 #554
2003 449 #608
2002 438 #590
2001 439 #583
2000 320 #728
1995 111 #1,455
1990 12 #7,302
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 5 #9,353
1965 – –
1960 5 #7,330
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 5 #4,966
1910 – –
1905 5 #2,233
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Zoie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Zoie Palmer Zoie Palmer Canadian actress

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zoie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zoie?

The median living Zoie is about 16 years old. Half of all living Zoies are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Zoie are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Zoie are alive in the United States, based on 11,182 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zoie in 2025?

Zoie ranked #1,271 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 177 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zoie?

11,182 babies have been named Zoie in the United States since 1905, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zoie most popular?

Zoie peaked in 2006, when 531 newborns received the name.

Is Zoie a boy or girl name?

Zoie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zoie rising or falling?

Zoie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zoie become more popular?

Zoie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 132 girls named Zoie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Zoie?

Well-known people named Zoie include Zoie Palmer (actor).

Names like Zoie

Names that sound and feel close to Zoie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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