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Joey

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

38% girls · 62% boys — About 62% of babies named Joey in recent years have been boys. Joey →

Popularity over time

Joey reached #658 in 1974 and has eased to #1474 since. About 7,600 girls have carried it since 1918.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#1,177 in Canada (2025) · #1,361 in France (2025) · #1,589 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,992 in Italy (2024) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #8,718 in Ecuador (2021) · #1,336 in Belgium (2019) · #896 in Ireland (2015) · #2,686 in Austria (2015) · #783 in Scotland (2009).

Famous Joeys

• Joey King — American actress (born 1999)
• Joey Lauren Adams — American actress (born 1968)
• Joey Heatherton — American actress, dancer, and singer (born 1944)
• Joey Wong — Taiwanese–Hong Kong actress and recording artist (born 1967)
• Joey Yung — Hong Kong singer and actress (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

• Joey Potter — Dawson's Creek (TV series)

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 (born 1987).

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

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