Zowie
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 17 babies a year in the US.
Zowie by the numbers
Zowie was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Zowie
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zowie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zoielife; an invented spelling of Zoe321 in the US (2017)
- Zofiewisdom; a form of Sophie6 in the US (2017)
- Zolie8 in the US (2017)
- Zadieprincess; a form of Sarah or Sadie38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zeliezealous; a form of Zelia or Celia84 in the US (2017)
- Zofiawisdom; a form of sophia69 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Zowie
Names that are said the same way as Zowie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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