Girls' name · since 1996
Journie
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 2,712 babies named Journie, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,712
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,712 babies have been named Journie since 1996, making it today's #1602 girls' name.
Journie has 2,712 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1602 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,602 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,712 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Journie ranks #3,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,602 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,712 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,712
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Journie's 2,712 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Journie compares
2,712 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 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
Journie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Journie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,712 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 181 | 21 | 19,840 |
Journie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Journie's full recorded timeline at 2011, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 181 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Journie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Journie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2012 (Journie as boys' name)
Journie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,284 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Journie's strongest decade.
1,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Journie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 410
2000s
410 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,284 births
- 2020s
2020s
962 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,284 births (47% of all-time use).
How Journie 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 Journie's total volume
Journie by state
Where Journie concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 312 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 129 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 124 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 120 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 93 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 88 | 3.2% |
| #7 | California | | 87 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 87 | 3.2% |
312 of 2,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Journie appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Journie's data
- Journie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,284 total births) through the 2020s (962) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Journies (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Journie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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, 1996–2025 (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 Journie 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.