Name
Zoe
Meaning
Zoe is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “life”.
Zoe is the Greek word for life, adopted by Hellenistic Jews as a translation of Eve and carried by Byzantine empresses. Its bright double vowel has made it a modern international hit, spelled Zoe, Zoey, or Zoë depending on how much the family likes diacritics.
All spellings combined place it near the US girls' top 30 in the 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #31 in 2025 · peak #29 in 2024
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /ZOH-ee/
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Questions
Zoe is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “life”. Zoe is the Greek word for life, adopted by Hellenistic Jews as a translation of Eve and carried by Byzantine empresses.
Zoe is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. All spellings combined place it near the US girls' top 30 in the 2020s.
The name Zoe comes from Greek. Zoe is the Greek word for life, adopted by Hellenistic Jews as a translation of Eve and carried by Byzantine empresses. Its bright double vowel has made it a modern international hit, spelled Zoe, Zoey, or Zoë depending on how much the family likes diacritics.
Zoe is pronounced ZOH-ee.
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