girl's name

Zoia

ZOY-uh

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 108

Zoia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Zoia Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Zoia by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 50
2010s 25
2020s (to 2025) 5

How Popular Is Zoia?

In 2010, Zoia was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Zoia Is Used

Canada #3,010 6 in 2018
England & Wales #3,863 6 in 2025
France as Zoïa #5,660 5 in 2021
United States #15,410 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Zoia Is Spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Zoïa Zoïa is a rare spelling of Zoia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. 25

Names That Peaked Alongside Zoia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Zoia Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zoia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Zoia

  • Pronunciation ZOY-uh

Sibling Names for Zoia

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Zoia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Zoia

How popular is the name Zoia?

In 2010, Zoia was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Zoia a girl's or a boy's name?

Zoia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Zoia?

Zoia has 2 syllables.

When was Zoia most popular?

Zoia peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Zoia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zoia currently ranks #3,863 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.