Zoey

“Variant of Zoe — Life” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #69 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Zoey reached #20 in 2012 and has eased to #69 since. About 115,000 girls have carried it since 1967. Together with its spelling variant Zoe (#31), Zoey 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 Zoey include Chloe for a girl, and Zachary and Zane for boys.

Around the world: #65 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zoeys

Zoey Deutch — American actress
Zoey Stark — American professional wrestler
Zoey Clark — British sprinter
Zoey Tur — American broadcast reporter and scientist
Zoey Goralski — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

Zoey — Pokémon
Zoey Bartlet — The West Wing
Zoey Tanyag — character

What Zoeys become

Among 51 notable people named Zoey:

Entertainers appear 3.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zoey Deutch, American actress.

Similar names: Zoe · Bella · Sophie · Joy · Madelyn · Genesis

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