Demographics of name ...

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...Zoe - am considering this and am wondering whether you think it is more popular with one demographic than another or not? What sort of a person is called Zoe?

Thanks!

I know a Zoe, she's about 30 and is sort of middle class and lives in London. Nice name I think and not too popular!

Cornwall has a high % of Zoes compared to the rest of the UK. I consider it to be quite middle class.
It's lovely.

I know a family with Zoe, Chloe and Joey. They are not posh.

BitOfFun - yes rhyming all your kids names is a bit naff IMO. lol!!

I'd imagine a Zoe to come from a literary, arty background and to be very pretty. I don't know why.

ZOe is a lovely name.

Bit boho, middle class-ish, arty stuff at uni, that sort of thing.

Zoe is a lovely purple name.
Where did that synesthesia thread go? [wink?]

I have a niece Zoe aged 5. Also know one in her mid 40s.

Thanks - keep thoughts coming...

I know a little girl called Zoe. Middle class family, live in London suburbs.

I know a Zoe, lives in the Highlands, is a Botanist.

Sums it up for me!

I know one, early 30s, she's an actor/creative type living in boho splendour and a lovely friend

It's interesting that the creative/arty link is coming through here. Thinking about it yes - all the famous Zoes that spring to my mind are all writers or actors!! Or daughters of singers/prima ballerinas! With the odd sports person called Zoe thrown in!!

I know a lovely 12 yo Zoë. She is sensible, mature and intelligent. Daughter of an academic and a solitor turned naturopath.

The only Zoe I know is in my dd's class at school. Shes mouthy and a bully and her family are quite rough. Maybe it's more to do with where I live as I think it's a pretty classless name tbh.

I would say: was quite "chic", but has slided down through the classes. Nowaday it is quite classless.

I know a 3yo Zoe who is lovely
a 4yo from quite a rough family you would say

Another 5yo who is lovely too.

I do like it as a name

Pasiphae - yes I guess that tends to happen to most names over the years - they slide through the classes. I even know a quite rough Amelia!

Am happy to go with a classless name but not a chav one if you get my drift. I don't really do try hard middle class names.

Keep thoughts coming on Zoe...

The only thing that's a bit negative about Zoe is that it tends to be very hard to understand, pronounce and spell for foreigners. The Zoe I know was a work colleague, we spent a lot of time on the phone to clients abroad, and she was forever saying "It's Zoe. ZOE. Z - O - E !"

The Zoe I know is pretty, rich and very very clever. Age 26.

Great name.

Thanks for all your comments...

...keep 'em coming.

Love the name Zoe, to me it doesn't betray much re class, race, region etc -just a pretty timeliess name good on little girls and career women alike

My sister is a 35 year old Zoe and exactly as Nickytwotimes has described!

Have never met a Zoe so I associate it with the EastEnders character. I quite like the name but with the umlaut (which I have no clue how to do on here) on the e since that helps to clarify the pronunciation.