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Zoey Name Origin: Greek
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Pronunciation: zoh-ee
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Zoey Name Meaning
With all the spunk of Chloe and the cool factor of Z, it’s no wonder that parents are loving Zoey. A variant of the Greek Zoe, Zoey means “life” or “alive.”
Despite her surge in popularity, the Zoey variation of the name is quite the modern newcomer, first appearing on the U.S. Top 1000 charts in 1995. Even then she didn’t crack the top 100 until 2008! This relative new popularity makes her undeniably modern regardless of her sporadic use in early history, being the name of two saints and an ancient empress. Zoey is relatively free of deep historical ties thanks to her light usage, allowing your little one to blaze a new path and leave her mark on the world.
Zoey is on-trend with the -y endings seen in Lily, Riley, and Avery, but also in a league of her own thanks to her use of Z. Historically the letter isn’t commonly used in females, adding some mystery and intrigue to the name that’ll set her apart from the crowd. Little Zoey is full of life, much like her meaning, vibrantly conquering each day like a warrior.
Spelling variations of the name are endless with Zoe, Zoie, and Zowie all floating about. Some other zesty Z names for girls are Zelda, Zara, and Zeva.
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Zoey Name Popularity
How popular is the name Zoey? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1911 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1912 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1913 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1914 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1915 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1916 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1917 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1918 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1919 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1920 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1921 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1922 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1923 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1924 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1925 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1926 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1927 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1928 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1929 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1930 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1931 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1932 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1933 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1934 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1935 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1936 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1937 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1938 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1939 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1940 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1941 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1942 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1943 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1944 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1945 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1946 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1947 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1948 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1949 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1950 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1951 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1952 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1953 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1954 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1955 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1956 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1957 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1958 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1959 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1960 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1961 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1962 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1963 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1964 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1965 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1966 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1967 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1968 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1969 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1970 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1971 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1972 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1973 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1974 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1975 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1976 |
2,687 |
5 |
0.0004% |
1977 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1978 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1979 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1980 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1981 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1982 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1983 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1984 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1985 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1986 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1987 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1988 |
3,236 |
6 |
0.0004% |
1989 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1990 |
3,058 |
8 |
0.0005% |
1991 |
1,531 |
53 |
0.0033% |
1992 |
1,231 |
94 |
0.0059% |
1993 |
1,205 |
93 |
0.006% |
1994 |
1,423 |
65 |
0.0042% |
1995 |
915 |
157 |
0.0104% |
1996 |
674 |
282 |
0.0188% |
1997 |
572 |
362 |
0.0245% |
1998 |
530 |
436 |
0.0291% |
1999 |
475 |
508 |
0.0339% |
2000 |
408 |
663 |
0.0434% |
2001 |
353 |
812 |
0.0539% |
2002 |
268 |
1,158 |
0.0773% |
2003 |
221 |
1,455 |
0.0956% |
2004 |
207 |
1,610 |
0.1056% |
2005 |
152 |
2,266 |
0.1482% |
2006 |
118 |
2,845 |
0.1817% |
2007 |
112 |
3,029 |
0.192% |
2008 |
98 |
3,439 |
0.2225% |
2009 |
75 |
3,993 |
0.2672% |
2010 |
47 |
5,207 |
0.3613% |
2011 |
28 |
6,399 |
0.4491% |
2012 |
20 |
7,466 |
0.5239% |
2013 |
24 |
7,238 |
0.5084% |
2014 |
22 |
7,401 |
0.508% |
2015 |
23 |
6,941 |
0.477% |
2016 |
26 |
6,438 |
0.4465% |
2017 |
29 |
6,026 |
0.4318% |
2018 |
29 |
5,891 |
0.4288% |
2019 |
31 |
5,640 |
0.4166% |
2020 |
32 |
5,227 |
0.4107% |
2021 |
37 |
4,860 |
0.3976% |
2022 |
45 |
4,488 |
0.3402% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
Names Like Zoey
If you like Zoey, you’ll love these other names like Zoey.
What names are variants of Zoey?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Zoey.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Zoe
|
Life
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Greek
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Zoee
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Life
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Greek
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Zoie
|
Life
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Greek
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Zooey
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Life
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Greek
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What names sound like Zoey?
If you like how Zoey sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Zoey.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Chloe
|
Green sprout
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Greek
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Joey
|
Jehovah increases
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Hebrew
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Josey
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Jehovah increases
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Hebrew
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Josie
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God will increase
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English
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Josy
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Jehovah increases
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Hebrew
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Zola
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Lump of earth
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Italian
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Zora
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Dawn
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Slavic
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What names are similar to Zoey?
Find a name that’s like Zoey, but just a little bit different.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Ava
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To live
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Latin
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Avery
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Elf counsel
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English
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Harper
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Harp Player
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English
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Kaya
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Restful place, yew tree, forgiveness; home; stone; willow, wise child; the one with the beautiful body, profile
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Turkish
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Penelope
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Weaver
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Greek
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Quinn
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Descendent of Conn
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Irish
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Riley
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Rye clearing
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Irish
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Una
|
One
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Latin
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Zara
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Blooming flower
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English
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Zinnia
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An allusion to the flower of the same name, so designated in honor of J.
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Latin
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Lists With Zoey
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Siblings of Zoey
Mamas with kids named Zoey also have kids with these names.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Jeremiah
|
God will exalt
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Hebrew
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Kade
|
From the wetlands
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Scottish
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Alice
|
Of nobility
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German
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Damien
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To tame
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French
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Nolyn
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Champion
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Irish
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Dajohn
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American
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Dajuan
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American
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Sterling
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Genuine, of high quality
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English
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