Is Zoya a boy or girl name?
Zoya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 266 girls and 0 boys were named Zoya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,633 US babies named Zoya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #976
- Babies named Zoya since 1963
- 4,633
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 358 babies
Boys and girls named Zoya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,931 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,484 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 266 | #976 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 311 | #861 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 358 | #792 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 267 | #974 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 282 | #919 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,112 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,121 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,203 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,151 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,371 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,127 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,104 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,517 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,454 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,776 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,823 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,956 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,436 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,139 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,154 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,464 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,641 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,459 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,544 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,736 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,352 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,160 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,313 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,734 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,096 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,391 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,235 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,180 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,693 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,835 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,691 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,263 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,512 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,661 |
Highest rank
Zoya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #792 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.