Zoya
Girl name · #1000 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 252 baby girls were named Zoya, placing it at #1000 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1366, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,143 girls born in 2025 was named Zoya.
Babies named Zoya per year. Source: SSA.
The 62-year story
Zoya first appears in the Social Security records in 1963, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 358 babies and a rank of #789. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zoya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zoya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zoya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zoya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Zoya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Zoya is most common in WA (0.6 per 1,000), NY (0.4 per 1,000), NJ (0.3 per 1,000), IL (0.3 per 1,000), CA (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Zoya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Zoya
Statistically, parents drawn to Zoya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaya, Ziya, Araya, Zayla, and Zora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zoya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | #1000 |
| 2024 | 266 | #975 |
| 2023 | 311 | #857 |
| 2022 | 358 | #789 |
| 2021 | 267 | #972 |
| 2020 | 282 | #919 |
| 2019 | 220 | #1109 |
| 2018 | 219 | #1116 |
| 2017 | 202 | #1201 |
| 2016 | 219 | #1149 |
| 2015 | 173 | #1366 |
| 2014 | 225 | #1125 |
| 2013 | 222 | #1101 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1510 |
| 2011 | 156 | #1446 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1513 |
| 2009 | 123 | #1769 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1816 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1940 |
| 2006 | 77 | #2419 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2122 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2135 |
| 2003 | 67 | #2439 |
| 2002 | 59 | #2605 |
| 2001 | 64 | #2438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zoya a popular girl name?
Zoya ranked #1000 among girls in 2025 with 252 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1366.
When was the name Zoya most popular?
Zoya peaked in 2022, when 358 American girls received the name (ranked #789 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zoya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,143 newborn American girls was named Zoya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.