Fun Facts About the Name Zoee
- More than 2 thousand babies named Zoee: U.S. records list 2,128 babies given the name Zoee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zoee Mean?
Zoee is an English spelling variant of Zoe, a name derived from the Greek noun zōē (ζωή), meaning "life." The Greek personal name Ζωή (Zōē) is the same as that noun; it is not a compound or a shortened form. Because the name's literal sense is simply "life," the customary English meaning given for Zoe and Zoee is "life." The spelling Zoee does not add a new meaning or a separate origin; it is Zoe with an added e, a variant that keeps the final vowel pronounced as its own syllable.
Zoee Name History & Origins
The name Zoe is the Greek name Ζωή (Zōē), used as a personal name in the Greek-speaking world. In the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, Eve is called Ζωή at Genesis 3:20, and the New Testament uses the same noun zōē for "life," including eternal life. Early Christian communities venerated saints named Zoe, such as the martyr Zoe of Rome remembered in Christian tradition. The name passed into Latin as Zoe and later into western European languages: French Zoé, English Zoe (often written Zoë with a diaeresis to mark the separate vowel). The Byzantine empress Zoe Porphyrogenita bore the name in the eleventh century. Zoee is an English spelling variant of Zoe, formed by adding an e; it shares the parent name's history and uses the same two-syllable pronunciation.
How Popular is the Name Zoee?
Zoee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #1,781 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,236 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #5,281 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,359 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #3,700 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2021 | #3,608 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,334 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2019 | #2,782 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 2018 | #2,742 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2017 | #2,595 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2016 | #2,147 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2015 | #2,711 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2014 | #1,904 | 106 | 0.0059% |
| 2013 | #1,938 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 2012 | #1,781 | 116 | 0.0066% |
| 2011 | #1,924 | 104 | 0.0059% |
| 2010 | #1,845 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #2,101 | 97 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #2,170 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 2007 | #2,393 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2006 | #2,228 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2005 | #2,344 | 77 | 0.0042% |
| 2004 | #1,998 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 2003 | #2,061 | 87 | 0.0048% |
| 2002 | #2,198 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #2,235 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2000 | #2,738 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1999 | #2,609 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #3,171 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #3,814 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1996 | #3,631 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #8,765 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,316 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,620 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #11,734 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #15,462 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zoee Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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