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Zoe Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Zoe?

The very popular name Zoe was the 40th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 30, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2012 with 6,457 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Zoe in any given year was 19 in 1907.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Zoe occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1907-1910, 1911-1916, 1917-1921, 1943-1952, 1953-1957, 1982-2002, and 2007-2010.

Where is the name Zoe popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The popularity trend for Zoe has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Zoe has dropped.

The name Zoe is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Zoe (Girl)Zoe (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5,062 40 14 6,305
2017 5,158 41 11 7,517
2016 5,743 35 15 6,041
2015 6,041 33 15 5,982
2014 5,877 32 21 4,692
2013 5,971 31 15 5,918
2012 6,457 30 17 5,475
2011 6,305 31 14 6,252
2010 6,269 31 19 5,038
2009 5,146 47 12 7,226
2008 4,781 58 15 6,060
2007 4,934 56 11 7,578
2006 5,153 54 15 5,778
2005 4,962 58 17 5,026
2004 5,363 54 26 3,629
2003 5,085 57 15 5,263
2002 4,886 60 16 4,911
2001 4,644 65 16 4,887
2000 3,785 82 10 6,833
1999 3,237 104 14 5,030
1998 2,692 122 10 6,309
1997 2,362 135 14 4,667
1996 2,065 155 7 7,968
1995 1,726 176 20 3,431
1994 1,334 215 8 6,964
1993 1,192 236 16 4,018
1992 981 281 16 3,918
1991 722 356 14 4,227
1990 479 503 9 5,816
1989 376 582 10 5,159
1988 242 779 5 8,487
1987 246 736 < 5 --
1986 213 790 5 7,823
1985 194 841 < 5 --
1984 202 793 < 5 --
1983 174 873 < 5 --
1982 130 1,092 9 4,591
1981 110 1,199 < 5 --
1980 103 1,267 5 7,293
1979 108 1,209 < 5 --
1978 94 1,298 < 5 --
1977 122 1,074 5 6,849
1976 97 1,183 < 5 --
1975 125 988 < 5 --
1974 105 1,113 < 5 --
1973 121 989 6 5,096
1972 96 1,149 < 5 --
1971 122 1,020 < 5 --
1970 132 965 7 4,227
1969 91 1,174 < 5 --
1968 86 1,170 < 5 --
1967 80 1,196 < 5 --
1966 118 939 < 5 --
1965 78 1,223 < 5 --
1964 80 1,238 < 5 --
1963 81 1,225 < 5 --
1962 97 1,110 < 5 --
1961 123 976 < 5 --
1960 119 988 < 5 --
1959 126 935 < 5 --
1958 151 827 < 5 --
1957 143 850 < 5 --
1956 92 1,075 < 5 --
1955 119 902 < 5 --
1954 119 883 < 5 --
1953 96 980 < 5 --
1952 100 929 < 5 --
1951 96 951 < 5 --
1950 67 1,134 < 5 --
1949 81 1,004 < 5 --
1948 68 1,084 < 5 --
1947 54 1,237 < 5 --
1946 66 1,049 < 5 --
1945 45 1,186 < 5 --
1944 48 1,139 < 5 --
1943 40 1,304 < 5 --
1942 53 1,090 < 5 --
1941 60 957 < 5 --
1940 54 979 < 5 --
1939 55 958 < 5 --
1938 65 874 < 5 --
1937 72 815 < 5 --
1936 78 768 < 5 --
1935 90 713 < 5 --
1934 79 754 < 5 --
1933 79 744 < 5 --
1932 86 730 < 5 --
1931 77 768 < 5 --
1930 54 1,013 < 5 --
1929 73 835 < 5 --
1928 64 934 < 5 --
1927 57 1,022 < 5 --
1926 58 989 < 5 --
1925 73 873 < 5 --
1924 74 879 < 5 --
1923 61 952 < 5 --
1922 64 931 < 5 --
1921 90 774 < 5 --
1920 80 816 < 5 --
1919 53 999 < 5 --
1918 68 875 < 5 --
1917 57 922 < 5 --
1916 65 847 < 5 --
1915 57 873 < 5 --
1914 37 987 < 5 --
1913 28 1,039 < 5 --
1912 37 832 < 5 --
1911 30 800 < 5 --
1910 34 736 < 5 --
1909 22 889 < 5 --
1908 23 828 < 5 --
1907 19 897 < 5 --
1906 19 871 < 5 --
1905 24 759 < 5 --
1904 27 681 < 5 --
1903 19 812 < 5 --
1902 34 570 < 5 --
1901 26 629 < 5 --
1900 26 724 < 5 --
1899 27 605 < 5 --
1898 30 596 < 5 --
1897 35 496 < 5 --
1896 36 498 < 5 --
1895 34 512 < 5 --
1894 28 556 < 5 --
1893 23 613 < 5 --
1892 34 470 < 5 --
1891 34 439 < 5 --
1890 42 396 < 5 --
1889 29 466 < 5 --
1888 42 372 < 5 --
1887 34 371 < 5 --
1886 25 438 < 5 --
1885 27 404 < 5 --
1884 31 365 < 5 --
1883 23 396 < 5 --
1882 25 359 < 5 --
1881 22 359 < 5 --
1880 23 341 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.