Given name

Zowey

“a life-giving woman; alive”

Zowey is a variant of Zoe. One Greek interpretation is “a life-giving woman; alive.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zowey is a variant of Zoe. One Greek interpretation is “a life-giving woman; alive.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zowey is a variant of Zoe. An origin associated with Zoe is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zowey through the years

Babies since 1880
10
0 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
2006
5 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Zowey in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zowey’s family of names

Zowey has a related form in Zoe.

Walk Zowey’s family in the name graph

ZoweyZoe

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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