Girls' name · since 2013

Zoyah

26 babies named Zoyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade

Zoyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 2013.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoyah has been recorded 26 times among girls since 2013, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2013 to 2021.

  • #42,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 2013
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoyah ranks #42,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.

#42,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zoyah's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zoyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zoyah's full recorded timeline at 2018, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zoyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 20132016201820192021 5

Zoyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).

2010s was Zoyah's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Zoyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zoyah?
26 babies have been named Zoyah since 2013. All-time, it sits at #42,993 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
Where does Zoyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoyah ranks #42,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zoyah most popular?
Zoyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Zoyah been used?
Records for Zoyah go back to 2013, giving 9 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Zoyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoya, Zoye, Zoyla. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Zoyah's data

  • Zoyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zoyah

Nearby Names Like Zoyah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zoyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zoyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2021 (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 Zoyah 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.