Girls' name · since 1998
Zhoe
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Zhoe, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zhoe is the #10488 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 173 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhoe has been recorded 173 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #10488 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #21,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,488 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 173 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhoe ranks #21,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,488 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 173 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zhoe's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zhoe compares
173 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zhoe's all-time total is 54% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zhoe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 173 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zhoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zhoe's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zhoe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zhoe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Zhoe's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Zhoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zhoe's data
- Zhoe's decade-level peak was the 2010s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zhoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zhoe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.