Names like Zoey
In 2025, 3,427 girls born in the US were named Zoey, #69 among girls' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 1995 and reached the top 100 in 2008.
Its best rank was #20, in 2012.
The most births in one year were 7,482, in 2012.
Births fell 51% from 6,977 in 2015.
For 8 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1990 or later (Zoey's began in 1995).
Zoey's rank every ten years
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- 1990—
- 2000#406
- 2010#47
- 2020#32
- 2025#69
— outside the top 1,000
12 girl names with a similar curve
| Name | Rank in 2025 | Births in 2025 | In the top 1,000 every year since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layla | #36 | 5,338 | 1993 |
| Addison | #84 | 2,971 | 1994 |
| Serenity | #129 | 2,209 | 1997 |
| Camila | #19 | 6,591 | 1997 |
| Genesis | #66 | 3,527 | 1988 |
| Brooklyn | #118 | 2,300 | 1990 |
| Aubrey | #146 | 2,003 | 1973 |
| Riley | #48 | 4,441 | 1989 |
| Aaliyah | #101 | 2,607 | 1994 |
| Scarlett | #32 | 5,644 | 1992 |
| Gianna | #33 | 5,634 | 1989 |
| Nevaeh | #165 | 1,828 | 2001 |
How this list was made
We compared Zoey's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.