Given name & surname
Zoa
“one who is full of life; vibrant”
Zoa is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “one who is full of life; vibrant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “one who is full of life; vibrant.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 616
- 0 boys · 616 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +83%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,542 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 83.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 377 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zoa’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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