US rank #5177 Girls' name Peak 2010 867 births

Zoi — #5177 US girls' name

867 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.

1970s161980s111990s742000s3032010s3392020s124
#5177
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Zoi was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

44 babies were named Zoi in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zoi

The Social Security Administration has registered 867 babies named Zoi between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zoi currently holds the #5177 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zoi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zoi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Zoi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zoi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 867 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zoi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

867

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2010

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,177

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zoi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
44
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419781970 6

Zoi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
339 births that decade — 39% of Zoi's all-time total
1970s161980s111990s742000s3032010s3392020s124

Zoi by state

Where Zoi concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zoi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 3.9%
#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%
Texas share of Zoi's total US births 3.9%
Even split

34 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zoi?
867 babies have been named Zoi since 1970. It currently ranks #5177 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 44 births.
When was Zoi most popular?
Zoi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Zoi most popular?
The top states for the name Zoi are Texas (34 births), Florida (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Zoi been used?
Zoi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zoi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoie, Zoila, Zoii, Zoiee, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.