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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Zooey

OriginLiterary name or variation of Zoe, Greek
Meaning"life"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Zooey as a boy's name
NB Rank#11544

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About Zooey

Variation of Zoe

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,86710961
2015#2,3507944.3
2016#2,9015933.3
2017#3,1425230.1
2018#4,1413520.6
2019#4,4363219.1
2020—00
2021#4,9592716.5
2022—00
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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  • Zooey Claire Deschanel

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Zooey in pop culture

  • Zooey Rice

    fiancée in film "I Love You, Man".

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    character in film "3 Days to Kill".

  • Zooey

    truck in "Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks".

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