Zoeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZOH-ee-yah
- Origin
- Greek
Zoeya is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zoeya mean?
Greek: variant of Zoe and Zoya
“life”
Variant of Zoe and Zoya, both from the Greek word zoe, 'life'.
Is Zoeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zoeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Zoeya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zoeya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zoeya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
Names like Zoeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab Sophia Summer Aisha Amira Safa Khadija Aaliyah Zoya Amaya Matilda Liyana
Names related to Zoeya
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zoeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zoeya, updated 20 October 2026.