How Many People Are Named Journey?
An estimated 21,829 people in the United States have the first name Journey. It is predominantly female (91.2%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Journey peaked in popularity in 2018 with 1,503 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Journey 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 Journey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Journey is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
21,829
About 1 in 15,702 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
91.2% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
1,503 births
Total Registered
22,024
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Journey
Journey is predominantly female (91.2%), though 1,929 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Journey as a male name
Ranked #1,836 in 2024
88 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (125 births)
Journey as a female name
Ranked #322 in 2024
954 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (1,396 births)
Journey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Journey span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,765 babies were registered. While Journey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Journey by Decade
How has Journey 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.
Journey by State
Birth registrations for Journey span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Montana, Alaska. On average, about 414 Journeys were registered per state.
Journey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Journey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Journey
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Journey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Journey?
We estimate approximately 21,829 people named Journey 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 15,702 Americans share this first name.
Is Journey a common name?
Journey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,024 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Journey most popular?
Journey reached peak popularity in 2018, when 1,503 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Journey is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Journey a female name?
Journey is predominantly female. 91.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Journey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Journey Smith, Journey Johnson, Journey 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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