Joey
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god will increase; a form of Joseph.
Babies a year
324
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#877
up from #889
UK popularity
#163
324 babies · up from #168
How Joey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #758 |
| 2016 | #694 |
| 2017 | #783 |
| 2018 | #740 |
| 2019 | #772 |
| 2020 | #893 |
| 2021 | #909 |
| 2022 | #894 |
| 2023 | #909 |
| 2024 | #889 |
| 2025 | #877 |
In 2025, 324 babies in England and Wales were named Joey. In the US, 440 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,528 in 1962.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joey was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex.
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