Feminine dossier · first seen 2003
Zooey
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2012
Peak era
2012
Peak births
194
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Zooey
How many people are named Zooey?
An estimated 1,095 living Americans are named Zooey.
How rare is Zooey?
Zooey is very rare among babies today, with 7 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.4% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Zooey?
The median age of a living American named Zooey is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 15 years old.
Is Zooey still popular?
Not especially. Zooey has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 7 births in 2025.
Where is Zooey most common?
Zooey has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.
2003Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
96.4%
2025
7
All-time
1,106
Where it lives now
Zooey is most concentrated in California — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Zooey is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.