How Many People Are Named Zooey?
An estimated 1,090 people in the United States have the first name Zooey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zooey peaked in popularity in 2012 with 194 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zooey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zooey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zooey is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,090
About 1 in 314,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2012
194 births
Total Registered
1,099
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zooey
Zooey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,099 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zooey as a female name
Ranked #15,234 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (194 births)
Zooey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zooey span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 907 babies were registered. Zooey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zooey by Decade
How has Zooey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zooey by State
Birth registrations for Zooey span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Indiana. On average, about 29 Zooeys were registered per state.
Zooey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zooey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zooey
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zooey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zooey?
We estimate approximately 1,090 people named Zooey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 314,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Zooey a common name?
Zooey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,099 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zooey most popular?
Zooey reached peak popularity in 2012, when 194 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zooey is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zooey a female name?
Zooey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zooey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zooey Smith, Zooey Johnson, Zooey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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