How Many People Are Named Zoya?
An estimated 4,585 people in the United States have the first name Zoya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zoya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 358 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zoya 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 Zoya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zoya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,585
About 1 in 74,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
358 births
Total Registered
4,633
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zoya
Zoya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,633 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zoya as a female name
Ranked #976 in 2024
266 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (358 births)
Zoya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zoya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,931 babies were registered. While Zoya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zoya by Decade
How has Zoya 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.
Zoya by State
Birth registrations for Zoya span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kansas, Indiana, District of Columbia. On average, about 123 Zoyas were registered per state.
Zoya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zoya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zoya
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zoya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zoya?
We estimate approximately 4,585 people named Zoya 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 74,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Zoya a common name?
Zoya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,633 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zoya most popular?
Zoya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 358 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zoya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zoya a female name?
Zoya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zoya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zoya Smith, Zoya Johnson, Zoya 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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