Zoe

Girls

Best rank #83 (2024) · ranked in 5 years

Zoe climbed onto the charts in 2012 and stayed listed for 5 years, topping out at #83 in 2024.

It climbed from #97 in 2012 to #88 in 2025.

The latest tally (2025) puts Zoe at #88.

At its peak year of 2024, Zoe was given to 5,758 newborns.

Zoe was most popular around 2024, making it characteristic of the 2020s generation.

Rank by year

11020201220232025
  1. 2025885,659
  2. 2024835,758
  3. 2023985,202
  4. 20161005,779
  5. 2012976,483

Similar names

Names similar to Zoe include Zachary, Zoey, which share a starting letter or overlapping popularity. Compare their rank trajectories below.

Where Zoe is most popular

In 2025, Zoe was recorded in 49 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 5,638 births nationwide.

The largest share came from California at 770 births, 13.7% of the national total, where it ranked #60 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 40.7% of Zoe births, against 21.6% Northeast, 14.1% Midwest, 23.6% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Zoe placed as high as #17 in District of Columbia and as low as #375 in West Virginia.

The 2 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1California770 · #60 there
  2. 2Texas685 · #65 there
  3. 3New York478 · #29 there
  4. 4Florida362 · #81 there
  5. 5New Jersey241 · #37 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast21.6%
  • Midwest14.1%
  • South40.7%
  • West23.6%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Zoe a popular name?
Zoe reached a best rank of #83 in 2024 and has charted in 5 years.
Where does Zoe rank now?
In the most recent data (2025), Zoe ranks #88.
Is Zoe a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
When was Zoe most popular?
Zoe peaked around 2024.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)