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Baby name

Joey

Girl Boy

12% girls / 88% boys

Origin of the name

Joey is a pet form of Joseph or Josephine, “God will add.”

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Classic name

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The high point came in 1962, with 1,529 births and the No. 200 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 109 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 874.
53,758births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 200rank at its peak, in 1962

Where babies named Joey are born

1962

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The darker the blue, the more common Joey is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Joey is most common in New Mexico (2.3 times), Louisiana (2.2) and South Carolina (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1910s38%62%
1920s36%64%
1930s25%75%
1940s11%89%
1950s4%96%
1960s5%95%
1970s16%84%
1980s8%92%
1990s10%90%
2000s20%80%
2010s24%76%
2020s38%62%