Zoe
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Zoe is a Greek name meaning “life,” with Zoey, Zooey, and the Russian Zoya as variants. Zoe dates back to a third-century martyred saint and a Byzantine empress, and it surged after being rediscovered in the 1980s and ’90s. Actresses Zoe Caldwell and Zooey Deschanel carry the name, and Salinger’s Franny and Zooey gives it literary appeal. Zoe Heriot is the brilliant astrophysicist who travels with the second Doctor in Doctor Who, and Zoë Washburne is Mal’s loyal second in Firefly.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Zoe in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Zoe against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Zoe is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Zoe in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 5,646 girls were named Zoe, making it the #31 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 163,256 girls have been named Zoe, with the most (6,466) in 2012. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Vermont and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Zoe in other languages
- Soja German, Serbian
- Zoie English, Swedish
- Zoja Latvian, Slovenian
- Зоя Bulgarian, Russian
- Zoella Italian
- Zoila Spanish
- Zowie English
- Zoë Dutch
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Zoe
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Zoe, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Zoe (Category 5) | 2003 | South Pacific | 287 km/h |
| Cyclone Zoe (Category 1) | 1974 | South Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Zoe
There are 4 towns and villages with Zoe in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Zoe | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Zoe | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Zoe Mandai | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Zóe | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Zoe
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Zoe in their name.
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| Lac Zoé | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Zoé | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Zoé | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Zoe Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Zoe songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Zoe in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Zoe
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Zoe.
Zoe Cassavetes
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Saldana
Zoe Sugg
Fictional characters named Zoe
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Zoe as a pet name
FurryName has found 3,586 dogs named Zoe in public pet registers, making it the #34 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (45), Golden Plains Shire (33), Adelaide (7). Zoe as a dog name →
FurryName has found 895 cats named Zoe in public pet registers, making it the #54 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (10), Richmond (3), Surf Coast Shire (3). Zoe as a cat name →
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