Girls' name · since 1970
Zoi
893 babies named Zoi in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 893
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
893 babies have been named Zoi since 1970, making it today's #5140 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoi has been recorded 893 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #5140 nationally and more common than 70% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #8,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 893 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoi ranks #8,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 893 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 893
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zoi's 893 recorded births place it above 88.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zoi compares
893 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Zoi's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zoi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 893 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zoi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zoi splits its recorded history at 2006: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zoi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Zoi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (340 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Zoi's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Zoi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
303 births
- 2010s
2010s
340 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 340 births (38% of all-time use).
How Zoi 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 Zoi's total volume
Zoi by state
Where Zoi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zoi's data
- Zoi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (340 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zois (34 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zoi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Zoi 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.