Is Journey a boy or girl name?
Journey is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 954 girls and 88 boys were named Journey, so 91.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.2% of the 22,024 US babies named Journey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,836
- Girl rank, 2024
- #322
- Babies named Journey since 1981
- 22,024
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,503 babies
Boys and girls named Journey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24 | 62 | 72.1% |
| 1990s | 131 | 566 | 81.2% |
| 2000s | 363 | 3,402 | 90.4% |
| 2010s | 871 | 10,894 | 92.6% |
| 2020s | 540 | 5,171 | 90.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88 | #1,836 | 954 | #322 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,673 | 930 | #333 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1,696 | 1,021 | #313 |
| 2021 | 124 | #1,457 | 1,176 | #265 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,392 | 1,090 | #292 |
| 2019 | 124 | #1,414 | 1,295 | #246 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1,568 | 1,396 | #226 |
| 2017 | 113 | #1,493 | 1,165 | #276 |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,600 | 1,216 | #262 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,078 | 1,157 | #274 |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,914 | 1,126 | #288 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,052 | 960 | #335 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,793 | 958 | #327 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,186 | 867 | #371 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,947 | 754 | #419 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,680 | 613 | #498 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,151 | 527 | #591 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,783 | 422 | #690 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,431 | 331 | #821 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,778 | 343 | #772 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,327 | 259 | #930 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,020 | 265 | #900 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,225 | 239 | #936 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,715 | 235 | #941 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,182 | 168 | #1,192 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,695 | 217 | #953 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,344 | 106 | #1,561 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,463 | 59 | #2,295 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,510 | 62 | #2,191 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,653 | 43 | #2,809 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,339 | 27 | #3,943 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,414 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,387 | 13 | #6,823 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,521 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,608 | 8 | #9,648 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,125 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,043 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,543 | 10 | #7,016 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,931 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,444 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,960 | 7 | #8,553 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,864 | 5 | #10,983 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,493 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Journey reached #1,392 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #226 in 2018. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Journey
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.