Feminine dossier · first seen 2003

Zooey

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Zooey
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

194

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

2003Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

96.9%

2024

All-time

1,099

Zooey is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 194 girls were named Zooey.

In 2024, only 6 girls were given the name.

Down 96.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,099 Americans have been named Zooey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 2003.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

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