Girls' name · since 1992
Zowie
812 babies named Zowie in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zowie is the #13770 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 812 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Zowie recorded 812 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #13770 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #8,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,770 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 812 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zowie ranks #8,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,770 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 812 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zowie's 812 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zowie compares
812 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Zowie's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zowie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 812 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zowie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zowie splits its recorded history at 2008: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zowie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Zowie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (443 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Zowie's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Zowie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
443 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 443 births (55% of all-time use).
How Zowie 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 Zowie's total volume
Zowie by state
Where Zowie concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
45 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zowie's data
- Zowie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (443 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zowies (45 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zowie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zowie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Zowie 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.