Girls' name · since 1986

Journee

Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 18,152 babies named Journee, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#217
among girls today
18,152
born since 1986
2020s
peak decade
99%
more common than other girls

Journee currently ranks #217 among girls' names in America, with 18,152 babies recorded since 1986.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Journee has been recorded 18,152 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #217 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.

  • #217 among girls today
  • 18,152 born since 1986
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 99% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Journee is currently the #217 girls' name in America, more common than 99% of girls - 18,152 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.

#217
among girls today
18,152
born since 1986
2020s
peak decade
99%
more common than other girls

Journee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%98.7%
Journee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#217
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Journee was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

1,520 babies were named Journee in 2021 - its busiest year on record.

How Journee compares

18,152 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Journee's all-time total is 48x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Journee Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 18,152 382 567,345
Peak-year births 1,520 48 19,840

Journee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Journee's full recorded timeline at 2010, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 1,520 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Journee at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

18,152

Since 1986

40 years of records

Peak year

2021

1,520 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#217

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1986

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2025

Journee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2021)
1,520
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,000 198619982002200620102014201820222025 1,198

Journee popularity over time - boys

182 total births recorded since 2005 (Journee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 182 births
05101520 200520112014201620182020202220242025 9

Journee by decade

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

2020s was Journee's strongest decade.

8,536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Journee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8,536 births (47% of all-time use).

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

How Journee compares to similarly-sized names

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

Journee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Journee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 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 Journee
Journee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Journee by state

Where Journee concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Journee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,743 9.6%
#2 Georgia
1,515 8.3%
#3 Florida
1,073 5.9%
#4 Illinois
883 4.9%
#5 North Carolina
882 4.9%
#6 Ohio
809 4.5%
#7 Louisiana
804 4.4%
#8 Tennessee
756 4.2%
Texas share of Journee's total US births 9.6%
Even split

1,743 of 18,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Journee appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Journee?
18,152 babies have been named Journee since 1986. It currently ranks #217 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 1,520 births.
When was Journee most popular?
Journee was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8,536 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Journee most popular?
The top states for the name Journee are Texas (1,743 births), Georgia (1,515 births), Florida (1,073 births).
How long has the name Journee been used?
The SSA has tracked Journee since 1986 -- 40 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Journee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Journey, Journi, Journie, Jourdan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Journee's data

  • Texas records the most Journees (1,743 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Journee: #217 Girls' Name - 18,152 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/journee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Journee 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 June 2026.