Zooey

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning life; variant spelling of Zoey.

Babies a year
51
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zooey by the numbers

Zooey was given to 51 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 193 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zooey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zoeylife6,034 in the US (2017)
  • Zhoey6 in the US (2017)
  • Zoieelife; a form of Zoe11 in the US (2017)
  • Zoeyalife; a respelling of zoe10 in the US (2017)
  • Zaley15 in the US (2017)
  • Zoely6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Zooey

Names that are said the same way as Zooey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Zuhabrightness and splendor7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zuhaabrilliance, radiance3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean life

Like Zooey, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Zoelife5,140 in the US (2017)
  • Evalife; form of Eve758 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Vivianalive, lively3,013 in the US (2017)
  • Vivienneliving; alive; lively1,255 in the US (2017)
  • Evielife; from Eve1,129 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Zooey

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