Girls' name · since 2003
Zooey
Zooey has 1,106 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,106
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,106 babies have been named Zooey since 2003, making it today's #12602 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zooey recorded 1,106 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #12602 nationally today, ahead of 27% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #7,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,602 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,106 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zooey ranks #7,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,602 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,106 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,106
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zooey's 1,106 recorded births place it above 90.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zooey compares
1,106 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Zooey's all-time total is 194% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zooey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,106 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zooey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zooey's full recorded timeline at 2015, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 194 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zooey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zooey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (907 births, 82% of the file).
2010s was Zooey's strongest decade.
907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Zooey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
907 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 907 births (82% of all-time use).
How Zooey 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 Zooey's total volume
Zooey by state
Where Zooey concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 95 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.2% |
202 of 1,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Zooey appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Zooey's data
- Zooey's decade-level peak was the 2010s (907 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zooeys (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zooey
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zooey
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zooey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Zooey 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.