How Many People Are Named Zowie?
An estimated 794 people in the United States have the first name Zowie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Zowie peaked in popularity in 2003 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zowie 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 Zowie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
794
About 1 in 431,681 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
65 births
Total Registered
806
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zowie
Zowie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 806 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zowie as a female name
Ranked #17,651 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (65 births)
Zowie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zowie span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 443 babies were registered. Zowie has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zowie by Decade
How has Zowie 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.
Zowie by State
Birth registrations for Zowie span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Illinois, Georgia, California. On average, about 20 Zowies were registered per state.
Zowie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zowie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zowie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zowie?
We estimate approximately 794 people named Zowie 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 431,681 Americans share this first name.
Is Zowie a common name?
Zowie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 806 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zowie most popular?
Zowie reached peak popularity in 2003, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zowie is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zowie a female name?
Zowie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zowie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zowie Smith, Zowie Johnson, Zowie 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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