The story behind Zooey
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Zoë.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈzoʊ.i/
Popularity
Zooey ranked #13199 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Zooey
Zoey
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a phonetic spelling of Zoë.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Troy
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía). Borrowed from English Troy.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Zeus
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Zoe
A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë. From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Zoé
From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Zoë
From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ë
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Zooey
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Zooey
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length