Is Joey a boy or girl name?
Joey is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 164 girls and 266 boys were named Joey, so 38.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.3% of the 60,971 US babies named Joey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #889
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,375
- Babies named Joey since 1915
- 60,971
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 1,572 babies
Boys and girls named Joey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | 14 | 37.8% |
| 1920s | 119 | 66 | 35.7% |
| 1930s | 308 | 101 | 24.7% |
| 1940s | 1,203 | 149 | 11% |
| 1950s | 6,321 | 292 | 4.4% |
| 1960s | 12,259 | 597 | 4.6% |
| 1970s | 10,225 | 1,935 | 15.9% |
| 1980s | 8,122 | 660 | 7.5% |
| 1990s | 5,388 | 577 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 4,649 | 1,139 | 19.7% |
| 2010s | 3,569 | 1,145 | 24.3% |
| 2020s | 1,288 | 822 | 39% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 266 | #889 | 164 | #1,375 |
| 2023 | 255 | #909 | 167 | #1,349 |
| 2022 | 262 | #896 | 161 | #1,413 |
| 2021 | 252 | #911 | 177 | #1,290 |
| 2020 | 253 | #895 | 153 | #1,427 |
| 2019 | 305 | #772 | 132 | #1,609 |
| 2018 | 322 | #741 | 151 | #1,456 |
| 2017 | 301 | #780 | 146 | #1,519 |
| 2016 | 355 | #696 | 154 | #1,488 |
| 2015 | 318 | #758 | 95 | #2,067 |
| 2014 | 370 | #683 | 119 | #1,750 |
| 2013 | 382 | #643 | 73 | #2,469 |
| 2012 | 404 | #609 | 83 | #2,271 |
| 2011 | 407 | #606 | 90 | #2,132 |
| 2010 | 405 | #612 | 102 | #1,967 |
| 2009 | 408 | #616 | 99 | #2,067 |
| 2008 | 447 | #576 | 111 | #1,906 |
| 2007 | 470 | #547 | 135 | #1,647 |
| 2006 | 474 | #532 | 127 | #1,666 |
| 2005 | 482 | #510 | 146 | #1,457 |
| 2004 | 508 | #488 | 121 | #1,609 |
| 2003 | 496 | #494 | 133 | #1,470 |
| 2002 | 448 | #509 | 92 | #1,924 |
| 2001 | 435 | #519 | 95 | #1,854 |
| 2000 | 481 | #485 | 80 | #2,066 |
| 1999 | 449 | #490 | 70 | #2,161 |
| 1998 | 403 | #517 | 71 | #2,071 |
| 1997 | 441 | #486 | 56 | #2,373 |
| 1996 | 470 | #461 | 49 | #2,572 |
| 1995 | 507 | #450 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 1994 | 554 | #412 | 53 | #2,426 |
| 1993 | 653 | #362 | 53 | #2,399 |
| 1992 | 575 | #400 | 54 | #2,413 |
| 1991 | 651 | #363 | 60 | #2,201 |
| 1990 | 685 | #352 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 1989 | 605 | #370 | 42 | #2,685 |
| 1988 | 619 | #343 | 47 | #2,344 |
| 1987 | 720 | #299 | 39 | #2,590 |
| 1986 | 655 | #310 | 45 | #2,283 |
| 1985 | 764 | #273 | 48 | #2,190 |
| 1984 | 741 | #281 | 58 | #1,847 |
| 1983 | 791 | #261 | 80 | #1,457 |
| 1982 | 1,001 | #232 | 74 | #1,592 |
| 1981 | 1,072 | #225 | 101 | #1,274 |
| 1980 | 1,154 | #212 | 126 | #1,101 |
| 1979 | 1,095 | #215 | 173 | #882 |
| 1978 | 1,072 | #207 | 148 | #950 |
| 1977 | 1,213 | #195 | 197 | #766 |
| 1976 | 1,160 | #194 | 203 | #721 |
| 1975 | 840 | #249 | 224 | #673 |
| 1974 | 855 | #239 | 232 | #658 |
| 1973 | 872 | #240 | 208 | #708 |
| 1972 | 912 | #235 | 185 | #754 |
| 1971 | 1,070 | #219 | 167 | #830 |
| 1970 | 1,136 | #217 | 198 | #745 |
| 1969 | 1,191 | #210 | 142 | #885 |
| 1968 | 1,111 | #210 | 145 | #850 |
| 1967 | 1,068 | #210 | 83 | #1,166 |
| 1966 | 1,032 | #217 | 55 | #1,500 |
| 1965 | 1,120 | #214 | 26 | #2,369 |
| 1964 | 1,362 | #203 | 33 | #2,085 |
| 1963 | 1,382 | #207 | 18 | #3,008 |
| 1962 | 1,529 | #200 | 43 | #1,744 |
| 1961 | 1,257 | #220 | 29 | #2,215 |
| 1960 | 1,207 | #229 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1959 | 1,121 | #240 | 26 | #2,256 |
| 1958 | 1,067 | #238 | 40 | #1,711 |
| 1957 | 1,041 | #237 | 43 | #1,646 |
| 1956 | 946 | #239 | 29 | #2,023 |
| 1955 | 693 | #271 | 26 | #2,137 |
| 1954 | 500 | #324 | 30 | #1,921 |
| 1953 | 328 | #386 | 28 | #1,948 |
| 1952 | 241 | #455 | 17 | #2,615 |
| 1951 | 196 | #482 | 26 | #1,939 |
| 1950 | 188 | #491 | 27 | #1,853 |
| 1949 | 154 | #538 | 15 | #2,670 |
| 1948 | 153 | #537 | 15 | #2,647 |
| 1947 | 174 | #516 | 14 | #2,823 |
| 1946 | 121 | #584 | 16 | #2,428 |
| 1945 | 120 | #546 | 20 | #1,907 |
| 1944 | 137 | #520 | 20 | #1,938 |
| 1943 | 131 | #547 | 14 | #2,490 |
| 1942 | 96 | #655 | 22 | #1,830 |
| 1941 | 52 | #882 | 8 | #3,391 |
| 1940 | 65 | #768 | 5 | #4,681 |
| 1939 | 49 | #897 | 9 | #3,019 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,185 | 11 | #2,659 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,044 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,196 | 12 | #2,442 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,113 | 9 | #3,037 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,343 | 11 | #2,645 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,479 | 14 | #2,212 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,309 | 12 | #2,565 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,440 | 7 | #3,673 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,515 | 5 | #4,887 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,967 | 6 | #4,318 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,796 | 7 | #3,965 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,243 | 5 | #5,198 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,134 | 6 | #4,563 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,672 | 8 | #3,853 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,297 | 9 | #3,515 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,546 | 8 | #3,794 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,565 | 6 | #4,716 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,352 | 11 | #3,039 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,632 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,257 | 7 | #4,039 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,062 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joey reached #194 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #658 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.