Total births
10
Recorded 2006–2009 Girls' name Peak 2006 10 births
Zowey — girls' name
10 babies named Zowey in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zowey was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
5 babies were named Zowey in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Zowey
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Zowey between 2006 and 2009, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zowey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Zowey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Zowey 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 10 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.
Zowey at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Zowey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Zowey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Zowey's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zowey? ▼
10 babies have been named Zowey since 2006. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
When was Zowey most popular? ▼
Zowey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Zowey been used? ▼
Zowey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 4 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Zowey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zowie, Zowii, Zowee. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2006–2009 (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.