Joey Boy & girl
How popular is Joey?
#874 boy name in 2025
274 baby boys were named Joey in the US in 2025, making it the 874th most popular boy name. Another 146 girls got the name (#1,467 for girls).
Joey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #874 for boys (▲ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 274 boys, 146 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #757 in 2015, #895 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1962 (1,529 boys) |
| Highest rank | #194 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 65% boys, 35% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joe family of names ranked #560 for boys in 2025 (#535 the year before), with 504 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | 230 | 46% |
| Joey | 274 | 54% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Joey is most popular
Babies named Joey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (277 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (173 boys)
Joey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | #2,729 |
| 1920s | 119 | #1,760 |
| 1930s | 308 | #888 |
| 1940s | 1,203 | #516 |
| 1950s | 6,321 | #237 |
| 1960s | 12,258 | #200 |
| 1970s | 10,226 | #194 |
| 1980s | 8,122 | #212 |
| 1990s | 5,388 | #352 |
| 2000s | 4,650 | #485 |
| 2010s | 3,572 | #604 |
| 2020s | 1,568 | #874 |
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Questions
- Is Joey a boy or girl name?
- Joey is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 65% of babies named Joey were boys and 35% were girls.
- How popular is the name Joey?
- 274 baby boys were named Joey in the US in 2025, making it the 874th most popular boy name. Another 146 girls got the name (#1,467 for girls).
- When was Joey most popular?
- Joey peaked in 1962, when 1,529 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #194 in 1976.
- How many people are named Joey?
- 61,402 babies have been named Joey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 54,384 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
- Where is Joey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joey was most common in California, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.