Is Zowie a boy or girl name?

Zowie is a girl’s name. Of the 812 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zowie

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Zowie was most popular in 2003, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,244 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 812 people named Zowie.

Zowie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zowie’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zowie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zowie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 812 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org