Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Zoe name popularity since 1925
162,175 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zoe. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Zoe is about 15 years old in 2026. Zoe peaked in 2012 as the #30 name for girls, and it ranked #31 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 162,175
- Named Zoe, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #31
- for girls in 2025 (5,646 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 161,578 girls · 597 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Zoe made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Zoe births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Zoe both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Zoe became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 7,330 baby girls to 1 in 1,520.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Zoe's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zoe.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zoe in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 325 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 735 | 0 | #714 |
| 1940s | 569 | 0 | #1,186 |
| 1950s | 1,109 | 0 | #905 |
| 1960s | 952 | 0 | #1,239 |
| 1970s | 1,120 | 18 | #989 |
| 1980s | 1,999 | 34 | #832 |
| 1990s | 16,791 | 128 | #176 |
| 2000s | 48,755 | 153 | #58 |
| 2010s | 58,094 | 155 | #33 |
| 2020–25 | 31,129 | 109 | #31 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.1% of babies named Zoe from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Zoe is most popular
The index compares Zoe's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Zoe.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.30× | 1,314 |
| Colorado | 1.62× | 3,185 |
| Arizona | 1.57× | 3,258 |
| Washington | 1.57× | 4,183 |
| Alaska | 1.54× | 367 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zoe's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zoe.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zoe (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data