Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Zoey name popularity since 1925
115,562 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zoey. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Zoey is about 12 years old in 2026. Zoey peaked in 2012 as the #20 name for girls, and it ranked #69 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 115,562
- Named Zoey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #69
- for girls in 2025 (3,427 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 115,332 girls · 230 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Zoey 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.
Zoey births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Zoey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Zoey became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 12,900 baby girls to 1 in 3,150.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 300 to 1 in 469.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Zoey's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zoey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zoey 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 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 76 | 0 | #7,170 |
| 1980s | 90 | 0 | #9,303 |
| 1990s | 2,556 | 39 | #875 |
| 2000s | 21,408 | 94 | #152 |
| 2010s | 64,974 | 86 | #23 |
| 2020–25 | 26,222 | 11 | #69 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
62.4% of babies named Zoey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Zoey is most popular
The index compares Zoey'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 Zoey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.71× | 1,121 |
| Alaska | 1.84× | 316 |
| Utah | 1.82× | 1,795 |
| Idaho | 1.79× | 827 |
| Arizona | 1.66× | 2,493 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zoey and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Zoey (this page) | 115,332 | 2012 |
| Zoie | 11,137 | 2011 |
| Zoee | 2,128 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zoey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zoey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zoey (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