Zoya

“Life (from Ancient Greek Zoe)” — Russian, from Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) origin

Girl's name · #1000 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zoya has appeared in US records since 1963 — best rank #789 (2022) · 4,885 babies named Zoya all-time · 1 in 6,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zoyas

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya — Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1923–1941)
Zoya Akhtar — Indian film director
Zoya Fyodorova — Soviet-Russian actress (1909-1981)
Zoya Voskresenskaya — Russian / Soviet author and diplomat (1907-1992)
Zoya Afroz — Indian Model and actress

In stories & tradition

Zoya — Ek Tha Tiger · Tiger Zinda Hai

What Zoyas become

Among 181 notable people named Zoya:

Entertainers appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zoya Akhtar, Indian film director.

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