Zoya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZOY-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #232 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,000 for girls
Zoya is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “life”. In 2025 it ranked 232nd for girls in the UK (223 babies) and 1,000th for girls in the US (252 babies).
What does Zoya mean?
Greek: Russian form of Zoe
“life”
The Russian form of Zoe, from Greek for life; it is also widely used in South Asia.
Is Zoya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zoya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 223 girls in the UK and 252 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zoya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #232among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 223about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 223 girls in the UK were named Zoya, making it the 232nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 174th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 322 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Zoya than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Zoya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 224th in England and Wales and 242nd in Scotland.
Zoya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #232 |
| 2024 | 239 | #219 |
| 2023 | 274 | #199 |
| 2022 | 297 | #193 |
| 2021 | 291 | #193 |
| 2020 | 322 | #174 |
| 2019 | 252 | #213 |
| 2018 | 267 | #209 |
| 2017 | 206 | #267 |
| 2016 | 251 | #227 |
| 2015 | 249 | #234 |
| 2014 | 274 | #215 |
| 2013 | 317 | #186 |
| 2012 | 238 | #236 |
| 2011 | 186 | #296 |
| 2010 | 181 | #293 |
| 2009 | 162 | #315 |
| 2008 | 123 | #395 |
| 2007 | 95 | #464 |
| 2006 | 64 | #595 |
| 2005 | 66 | #555 |
| 2004 | 69 | #516 |
| 2003 | 49 | #647 |
| 2002 | 49 | #619 |
| 2001 | 44 | #649 |
| 2000 | 33 | #772 |
| 1999 | 29 | #837 |
| 1998 | 34 | #761 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 20 | #1,061 |
How popular is Zoya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,000among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 252about 1 in 6,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 252 girls in the US were named Zoya, making it the 1,000th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 919th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 358 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Zoya than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Zoya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zoya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | #1,000 |
| 2024 | 266 | #975 |
| 2023 | 311 | #857 |
| 2022 | 358 | #789 |
| 2021 | 267 | #972 |
| 2020 | 282 | #919 |
| 2019 | 220 | #1,109 |
| 2018 | 219 | #1,116 |
| 2017 | 202 | #1,201 |
| 2016 | 219 | #1,149 |
| 2015 | 173 | #1,366 |
| 2014 | 225 | #1,125 |
| 2013 | 222 | #1,101 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,510 |
| 2011 | 156 | #1,446 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1,513 |
| 2009 | 123 | #1,769 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,816 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,940 |
| 2006 | 77 | #2,419 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2,121 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2,133 |
| 2003 | 67 | #2,436 |
| 2002 | 59 | #2,602 |
| 2001 | 64 | #2,434 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 51 | #2,700 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Zoya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Hafsa Ayah Raya Ayra Amira Hiba Ayla Aaliyah Khadija Aiza
Other spellings of Zoya
Names related to Zoya
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zoya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zoya, updated 20 October 2026.