How Many People Are Named Joey?
An estimated 54,771 people in the United States have the first name Joey. It is used for both genders, with 87.7% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Joey peaked in popularity in 1962 with 1,572 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
54,771
About 1 in 6,258 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
87.7% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1962
1,572 births
Total Registered
60,971
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joey
Joey is predominantly male (87.7%), though 7,497 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Joey as a male name
Ranked #889 in 2024
266 male births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (1,529 births)
Joey as a female name
Ranked #1,375 in 2024
164 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (232 births)
Joey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 12,856 babies were registered. Joey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joey by Decade
How has Joey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joey by State
Birth registrations for Joey span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Alaska, Vermont, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,111 Joeys were registered per state.
Joey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joey
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joey?
We estimate approximately 54,771 people named Joey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,258 Americans share this first name.
Is Joey a common name?
Joey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60,971 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joey most popular?
Joey reached peak popularity in 1962, when 1,572 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joey is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joey a male name?
Joey is predominantly male. 87.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joey Smith, Joey Johnson, Joey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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