Joey

“Variant of Joseph — God will add” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1474 in the US (2025) · Retro

Joey reached #658 in 1974 and has eased to #1474 since. About 7,600 girls have carried it since 1918. About 62% of babies named Joey in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joeys

Joey King — American actress (born 1999)
Joey Lauren Adams — American actress
Joey Yung — Hong Kong singer and actress
Joey Soloway — American comedian, playwright, feminist, television writer and director
Joey Wong — Hong Kong based Taiwanese-born actress, recording artist

In stories & tradition

Joey Potter — Dawson's Creek
Joey Jeremiah — Degrassi Junior High
Joey D'Angelo — Oz

What Joeys become

Among 872 notable people named Joey:

Sports figures appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joey Lye, Canadian softball player.

Similar names: Joy · Tamar · Jolie · Zoie · Liz · Josette

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