Gender
Origin
- Russian
- Life.
- African
- A bargain (Hausa)
- Slavic
- Dawn; variant of Aurora; "Perhaps love is a compelling necessity imposed on man by God that has something to do with suffering." —Zora Neale Hurston, The Woman in Gaul
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zoya
Pronunciation
zo-ya
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #789, 358 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1000, 252 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 |
| 2024 | 266 |
| 2023 | 311 |
| 2022 | 358 |
| 2021 | 267 |
| 2020 | 282 |
| 2019 | 220 |
| 2018 | 219 |
| 2017 | 202 |
| 2016 | 219 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #162, 312 births); most recent 2025 (rank #224, 208 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 208 |
| 2024 | 231 |
| 2023 | 257 |
| 2022 | 287 |
| 2021 | 277 |
| 2020 | 312 |
| 2019 | 247 |
| 2018 | 258 |
| 2017 | 200 |
| 2016 | 244 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #936, 40 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #375, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #228, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #242, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #171, 18 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence