Joey

Meaning: God will add
Origin: Variant of Joseph (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #877 in the US (2025) · Timeless

62% boys · 38% girls — Joey is also given to girls: 146 in 2025, about 38% in recent years. Joey →

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Joey — on the books since 1915, #877 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 54,000 boys share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#74 in N. Ireland (2025) · #76 in Scotland (2025) · #92 in Ireland (2025) · #163 in England & Wales (2025) · #216 in Netherlands (2025) · #877 in France (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,265 in Belgium (2025) · #1,397 in Switzerland (2025) · #438 in Canada (2024).

Famous Joeys

Joey Barton — English professional football manager and former player (born 1982)
Joey Jordison — American musician (1975–2021)
Joey Ramone — American punk rock singer (1951–2001)
Joey Veerman — Dutch association football player (born 1998)
Joey Tempest — Swedish singer

In stories & tradition

Joey Tribbiani — Joey (TV series)
Joey Wheeler — Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (anime series)
Joey Zasa — The Godfather (film)

What Joeys become

Among 872 notable people named Joey:

Sports figures appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joey Barton, English professional football manager and former player (born 1982).

Similar names: Joe · Toby · Jon · Coy · Benny · Jed

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