🔥Zoe

zoh-ee

Greek

"life"

Zoe Origin and Meaning

The name Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life".

Zoe is one of those surprising names that has been on the Top 1000 nearly every year since 1880, but it's only since the turn of this century that it's ranked in the Top 100.

Despite its popularity in several spellings -- Zoey ranks nearly as highly -- Zoe still manages to sound distinctive. Credit the initial Z, the sleek simplicity, the not-silent final e, and the name's compelling. meaning: life.

The history of Zoe begins in the third century when the Alexandrian Jews translated Eve, which means 'life,' to the Greek equivalent Zoe. Zoe was in use as far back as the Roman classical period, and was popular with the early Christians, who bestowed it with hopes of eternal life, but it didn't migrate to the English-speaking world until the mid-nineteenth century.

Zoe Washbourne was a strong warrior in the sci-fi show Firefly, Zoe Hart the leading female character on Hart of Dixie, Zoe Barnes a journalist on House of Cards, and kids might recognize Zoe from Sesame Street.

Zoe is currently hot around the world, popular in countries from Scotland to Spain, France to New Zealand.

Zoe has spawned a number of variant spellings, including Zoey, Zoie, and Zooey. Zoey has been embraced by TV scripters--she has been seen on the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101, The West Wing and How I Met Your Mother. Zoie ranked in the Top 1000 for 20 years but has just dropped out.

Wide-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel, whose first name is pronounced the same as Zoe, was named after Zooey Glass, the male protagonist of the J. D. Salinger novella Franny and Zooey.

Zoe Rank in US Top 1000

# 37 in the US

Zoe Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 134 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Zoe

• 37 US 2023
• 134 Nameberry 2025
• 16 Canada 2023
• 51 Future 2028
• 102 England 2023
• 78 Scotland 2024
• 59 Ireland 2024
• 26 Australia 2024
• 19 New Zealand 2024
• 69 Germany 2024
• 4 Netherlands 2019
• 34 Spain 2023
• 70 Mexico 2021
• 90 Sweden 2022
• 64 Switzerland 2023
• 195 Poland 2020
• 17 Argentina 2021
• 53 Chile 2021
• 7 Dogs 2023
• 15 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Zoe

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Zoe.

• Annabelle
• Eva
• Isabelle
• Chloe
• Maya
• Sofia
• Savannah
• Bella
• Leah
• Ellie
• Zoey
• Natalie
• Lilly
• Layla
• Mia
• Madison
• Camila
• Brooke
• Isabel
• Aubrey

Famous People Named Zoe

• Saint Zoe of Rome martyred noblewoman
• Zoe Porphyrogenita Byzantine empress
• Zoë Saldana Peregro, American actress
• Zoë Isabella Kravitz American actress and musician; daughter of actors Lisa Bonet and singer Lenny Kravitz
• Zoé Victoire Talon comtesse du Cayla, mistress of Louis XVIII of France
• Zoe Swicord Kazan American actress
• Zoë Wanamaker American,British actress; daughter of actor Sam Wanamaker
• Zoë Kate Hinde Heller English journalist and novelist
• Zoe Lister Jones, American actress and singer
• Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes American film director; daughter of director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands
• Zoé Valdés Cuban writer
• Zoë (Pollock) British singer
• Zoe Buckman Australian Olympic runner
• Zoe Elizabeth Sugg British Youtuber
• Zoe Wiseman American model
• Zoë E. Bell New Zealand actress and stuntwoman
• Zoe Tapper English actress
• Zoë Tamerlis Lund American musician, model, and actress
• Zoe Yin American painter and novelist
• Zoe Strauss American photographer
• Zoe Newman Canadian actress
• Zoë Johnston British singer,songwriter
• Zoë Byrd Akins American playwright, poet, and author
• Zoë Tyler English singer and reality TV show judge
• Zoe Levin American actress
• Zoë Elizabeth Sugg British beauty vlogger known as "Zoella"
• Rachel Zoe American designer
• Zoe Jackson (b. 1982) daughter of actor Samuel L. Jackson
• Zoe Perry (b. 1984) daughter of actors Jeff Perry and Laurie Metcalf
• Zoe Bearse (adopted 1993) daughter of actress Amanda Bearse
• Zoe Edelman (b. 1995) daughter of actors Gregg Edelman and Carolee Carmello
• Zoe Blue Sidel (b. 1995) daughter of actress Rosanna Arquette and John Sidel
• Zoe Harrelson (b. 1996) daughter of actor Woody Harrelson
• Zoe Glaser (b. 1997) daughter of actor Paul Michael Glaser
• Zoe Madeline Donovan (b. 2001) daughter of actress Audra McDonald and Peter Donovan
• Zoe Petit (b. 2001) daughter of footballer Emmanuel Petit and actress Agathe de La Fontaine
• Zoe Jane Lewis (b. 2003) daughter of singer Aaron Lewis of Staind
• Zoë Chinook Bogue (b. 2004) daughter of actor Robert Bogue
• Zoe Larsen (b. 2007) daughter of singer Blaine Larsen
• Zoe Grace Quaid (b. 2007) daughter of American actor Dennis Quaid
• Zoe Søgaard (adopted 2012) daughter of singer Carola Häggkvist and Runar Søgaard
• Zoe Rae Spearman (b. 2013) daughter of World Cup winner Shannon Boxx
• Zoe Mahan (b. 2013) daughter of golfer Hunter Mahan and dancer Kandi Harris
• Zoe Leano Mabalane (b. 2015) daughter of singer Kabelo Mabalane and actress Gail Nkoane
• Zoë Madison Zegers (b. 2015) daughter of actor Kevin Zegers
• Zoë Dylan Nicholas (b. 2016) daughter of actor Thomas Ian Nicholas and DJ Colette

The name Zoe in Pop Culture

• Zoe Carter character on TV's "Eureka"
• Zoe Washburne character on TV's "Firefly"
• Zoe Murphy character on Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.
• Dr. Zoe Hart main character on TV's 'Hart of Dixie'
• Zoe Nightshade character in the series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians"
• Zoe MacPherson oldest child in newspaper comic strip Baby Blues
• Zoe Slater character on British soap "Eastenders"
• Zoe Heriot companion on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Zoe Graystone character on TV's "Caprica"
• Zoe Benson character on TV's "American Horror Story Coven"
• Zoe autumn fairy in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
• Dr. Zoe Hanna character on British TV's "Casualty"
• Zoe Bean character on TV's "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane"
• Zoe Richardson character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Zoe Love Edward Travilla Jr.'s wife in Elsie Dinsmore series
• Zoe Davis character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• "Zoe Jane" song by STAIND
• Zoe Barnes character on TV's "House of Cards"
• Zoe Rivas character on TV's "Degrassi"
• Zoe Trent character in Littlest Pet Shop (2012)
• Zoe Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
• Zoe Pound Florida street gang
• Zoe Girl Christian musical group
• Zoë Castillo main character in video game "Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" and "Dreamfall Chapters"
• Zoe Monroe character in The CW's "The 100"
• Zoe Vaughn character on MTV's "Scream"
• Zoe character in "Hidden"
• Zoe Belmont Character in the Castlevania series
• Zoe Madra a character in the Greek television series "Deligianneion Parthenagogion"

International Variations of the name Zoe

• Zoey Russian
• Zoelle Russian
• Zoyechka Russian
• Zoia Russian
• Zoyenka Russian
• Zoa Russian