Zoi
Greek at root, from the word for "life", and a rarer cousin of Zoja. Only about 70 women in Poland carry it, so most people will go a lifetime without meeting one.
Zoi Pronunciation
Zoi is pronounced ZO-ee (/ˈzɔi/).
What Zoi means
Where Zoi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zoi comes from the Greek word zoe, meaning "life." Polish says życie. The word was ordinary in old Greek, the breath in a body, the fact of being alive.
In the Septuagint, the old Greek Bible, Eve is called Zoe, because she became mother of all the living. Later Greek Christians honored several saints named Zoe, and the word kept its plain meaning while it became a person's name.
The variant Zoja follows the same sense down a different spelling. A Polish child registered as Zoi or Zoja carries a Greek noun that never stopped meaning what it meant. On a class register the name is short, four letters, easy to read aloud. The origin stays close to the surface: zoe, życie, life.
How many people are named Zoi
1 in 331527 women in Poland is named Zoi. 68 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4418 among female names.
Zoi's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Zoi is most popular
Zoi is most popular in Lesser Poland, 852% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Lesser Poland2 girls born+852%
Zoi as a middle name
Zoi is a first name for 68 women in Poland and a middle name for another 18, a 79/21 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1749th, between Yohana (18) and Androna (17).
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#1747 Vikram18
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#1748 Yohana18
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#1749 Zoi18
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#1750 Androna17
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#1751 Andrée17