Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 5,719 girls in the United States.
Zoe belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Zoe first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #29 in 2024, and in 2024 5,719 babies received the name — 157,579 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Zoe is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Zoe is a girl name. In 2024, 5,719 babies received the name in the US.
Zoe comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Zoe first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #29 in 2024, and 5,719 babies were given the name in 2024.
Zoe is pronounced /ˈzəʊ.i/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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