Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 446 births

Joei — girls' name

446 babies named Joei in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s901980s561990s592000s1202010s902020s26
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Joei was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

20 babies were named Joei in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joei

The Social Security Administration has registered 446 babies named Joei between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Joei in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joei in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 446 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joei at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

446

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

2003

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Joei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0510152025 202320162010200419981991198019741968 5

Joei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 27% of Joei's all-time total
1960s51970s901980s561990s592000s1202010s902020s26

Joei by state

Where Joei concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Joei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Joei's total US births 2.5%
Even split

11 of 446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joei?
446 babies have been named Joei since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
When was Joei most popular?
Joei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Joei most popular?
The top states for the name Joei are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Joei been used?
Joei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Joei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.