How Many People Are Named Joey Galloway?
There are approximately 6 people named Joey Galloway living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Galloway. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
6
1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Joey: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joey. The peak year was 1962 with 1,572 births. The average person named Joey today is 44 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Joey
In the 2020 Census, the first name Joey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.61%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (17.45%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (7.18%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Joey in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Joey rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Galloway Surname
The surname Galloway was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Galloway in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Joey" has an estimated frequency of 0.0160% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Galloway" appears at a rate of 11.24 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Joey are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 6 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Joey Galloway: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Joey Galloway?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Joey Galloway are alive in the United States today. The first name Joey is shared by 54,771 Americans, and the surname Galloway is shared by 38,541.
How rare is the name Joey Galloway?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. The first name Joey is uncommon and the surname Galloway is uncommon.
Is Joey a male or female name?
Joey is predominantly male, with 87.7% of bearers being male and 12.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1962 and the average bearer today is 44 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Joey?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Joey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.61%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (17.45%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (7.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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