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“Life” — Greek origin
Girl's name · #31 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Zoe reached its best rank, #29, in 2024 and ranked #31 in 2025. Roughly 163,000 girls have been named Zoe since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Zoey (#69), Zoe would rank around #9 with about 9,100 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Zoe and Zoey. Popular twin pairings with Zoe include Chloe for a girl, and Zachary for a boy.
Around the world: #3 in Hungary (2025) · #15 in Argentina (2024) · #16 in Netherlands (2025) · #17 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #19 in Australia (NSW) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 863 notable people named Zoe:
Entertainers appear 2.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zoe Saldaña, American actress, dancer, and model (born 1978).
Similar names: Zoey · Madelyn · Sophie · Chloe · Maya · Penelope
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