Zoey

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A few things about Zoey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Zoey

Zoey Deutch

American actress

Choose Zoey and your child shares a first name with Zoey Deutch, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zoey, like who?” Zoey Deutch's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 469 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Zoey, 3,427 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Zoey.
• 📜HistoryZoey first shows up in US birth records in 1967, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 58 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2012, when it ranked #20. Today it's #69, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowZoey is 5.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,628 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 469.
• 🍂TrendZoey has slipped 37 places over the last five years and now sits at #69. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedZoey is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #46, followed by North Dakota (#49) and Nevada (#49). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningZoey is an English form of Zoe, which means “life”.

About the name Zoey

Zoey is a girl name meaning “life”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-oey”. US birth records list Zoey for girls from 1967 to 2025, in 53 of those 59 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #20 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #69, with 3,427 babies.