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Zoya

Zoya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“life”
Origin
Russian
Say it
ZOY-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Russian and other Slavic languages, Zoya comes via Greek Zoē, meaning 'life'. It is also used in other cultures with related forms such as Zoe.

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How popular is Zoya?

202480.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zoya in 2024266

2024 rank#975 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18804,633

Zoya is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zoya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Anyagrace · Russian
  • Kirathrone, ruler · Russian
  • Sashadefender of mankind · Russian
  • Tianafollower of Christ · Russian
  • Natashaborn on Christmas Day · Russian
  • Annyagrace · Russian
  • Sonyawisdom · Russian
  • Taniafrom Tatiana · Russian

Zoya questions

What does the name Zoya mean?

Zoya means "life". It comes from Russian. Used in Russian and other Slavic languages, Zoya comes via Greek Zoē, meaning 'life'. It is also used in other cultures with related forms such as Zoe.

Is Zoya a boy or girl name?

Zoya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zoya?

266 US babies were named Zoya in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Zoya?

Zoya is usually pronounced ZOY-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.