Girls' name · since 1996
Zoei
Zoei has 996 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,832 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zoei currently ranks #5832 among girls' names in America, with 996 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoei has been recorded 996 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #5832 nationally and more common than 66% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #7,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,832 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 996 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoei ranks #7,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,832 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 996 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,832 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zoei's 996 recorded births place it above 89.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zoei compares
996 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Zoei's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zoei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 996 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zoei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zoei's full recorded timeline at 2011, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zoei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Zoei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (499 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Zoei's strongest decade.
499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zoei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
499 births
- 2020s 192
2020s
192 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 499 births (50% of all-time use).
How Zoei compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zoei's total volume
Zoei by state
Where Zoei concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
67 of 996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Zoei's data
- Zoei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (499 total births) through the 2020s (192) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zoeis (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zoei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Zoei 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.