How Many People Are Named Journie?
An estimated 2,568 people in the United States have the first name Journie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Journie peaked in popularity in 2021 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Journie 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 Journie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Journie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,568
About 1 in 133,471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2021
180 births
Total Registered
2,590
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Journie
Journie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,590 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Journie as a male name
Ranked #13,186 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2012 (6 births)
Journie as a female name
Ranked #1,437 in 2024
154 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (180 births)
Journie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Journie span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,295 babies were registered. While Journie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Journie by Decade
How has Journie 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.
Journie by State
Birth registrations for Journie span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Arkansas, Utah, Kentucky. On average, about 63 Journies were registered per state.
Journie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Journie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Journie
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Journie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Journie?
We estimate approximately 2,568 people named Journie 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 133,471 Americans share this first name.
Is Journie a common name?
Journie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,590 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Journie most popular?
Journie reached peak popularity in 2021, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Journie is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Journie a female name?
Journie is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Journie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Journie Smith, Journie Johnson, Journie 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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