Baby name
REVIVING
🇦🇺 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Zoe
/ZO · ee/
Meaning
“Life”
Greek 'zoe' means 'life' itself, from the verb 'zao' (to live); philosophical and theological weight in early Christian usage.
Nicknames
zo · zoe
Vibe
playfulvibrant
How it ages.
Zoe surged from rare to top-30 across English-speaking countries 2000-2025 as a short, powerful, meaningful virtue name.
The cultural moment.
United States and UK saw Zoe climb to top-30 2010-2020; Australia and Canada show similar trajectory; represents modern virtue-name revival.