Zo
The Story of Zo
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Zo as a girl name dates back to 1957, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Zo — #3,767 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Zo on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zo ranks #9,870 for girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-61%). All told, over 317 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Zo as a boy name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Zo — #5,633 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Zo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zo ranks #7,463 for boys with 9 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). All told, over 112 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Zo
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About the name Zo
Zo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 317 births in the dataset. Zo's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Zo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.