Unisex name · since 1915

Joey

53,758 babies named Joey in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#875 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
53,758
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade

Joey currently ranks #875 among unisex names in America, with 53,758 babies recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joey has been recorded 53,758 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #875 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #875 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 53,758 born since 1915
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joey ranks #485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #875 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 53,758 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.

#485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#875 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
53,758
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.7%
Joey vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Joey's 53,758 recorded births place it above 98.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

48 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Joey compares

53,758 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Joey's all-time total is 146x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Joey Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 53,758 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,529 34 22,252

Joey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Joey splits its recorded history at 1971: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 1,529 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Joey popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1962)
1,529
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
05001,0001,5002,000 191519311945195919731987200120152025 274

Joey popularity over time - girls

7,644 total births recorded since 1918 (Joey as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 7,644 births
050100150200250 191819331947196119751989200320172025 146

Joey by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12,258 births, 23% of the file).

1960s was Joey's strongest decade.

12,258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Joey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12,258 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Joey compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joey's total volume

Joey vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 100110120130140150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3%-146, 2.5%-138, 2.6%-144, 4.4%-138, 7.2%-114, 4.9%-146, 4%-146, 3.2%-146, 2.4%-146, 3.4%-131, 2.6%-143, 4.1%-141, 5.3%-146, 2.5%-146, 1.8%Joey-111, 2.8%Joey
Joey vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Joey by state

Where Joey concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7,240 13.5%
#2 Texas
4,883 9.1%
#3 North Carolina
2,444 4.5%
#4 Georgia
2,308 4.3%
#5 New York
2,235 4.2%
#6 Florida
2,047 3.8%
#7 Louisiana
1,972 3.7%
#8 Tennessee
1,903 3.5%
California share of Joey's total US births 13.5%
Even split

7,240 of 53,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Joey appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joey? ▼
53,758 babies have been named Joey since 1915. All-time, it sits at #485 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #875 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1962 with 1,529 births.
Where does Joey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joey ranks #485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #875 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joey most popular? ▼
Joey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12,258 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Joey most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Joey are California (7,240 births), Texas (4,883 births), North Carolina (2,444 births).
Is Joey a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Joey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 53,758 births, and as a girl's name it has 7,644 births.
How long has the name Joey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Joey since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Joey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joesph, Joeseph, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Joey's data

  • Joey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (12,258 total births); usage has since declined to 1,568 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Joeys (7,240 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joey

Nearby Names Like Joey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Joey

Joe Boy
#991 453,255 births
Joel Boy
#219 279,655 births
Joesph Boy
#7203 15,650 births
Joeseph Boy
2,849 births
Joell Boy
#5940 1,200 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.