Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 12% girls / 88% boys
Origin: EnglishJoey is a unisex given name or nickname, more commonly used for males. It can be a diminutive of names that begin with J, most commonly Joseph, Joshua, Joe, Josephine and Johanna.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joey yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 6 | #3,624 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,257 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,632 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,352 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,565 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,546 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,297 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,672 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,134 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,243 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,796 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,967 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,515 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,440 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,309 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,479 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,343 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,113 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,196 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,044 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,185 |
| 1939 | 49 | #897 |
| 1940 | 65 | #768 |
| 1941 | 52 | #882 |
| 1942 | 96 | #655 |
| 1943 | 131 | #547 |
| 1944 | 137 | #520 |
| 1945 | 120 | #546 |
| 1946 | 121 | #584 |
| 1947 | 174 | #516 |
| 1948 | 153 | #537 |
| 1949 | 154 | #538 |
| 1950 | 188 | #491 |
| 1951 | 196 | #482 |
| 1952 | 241 | #455 |
| 1953 | 328 | #386 |
| 1954 | 500 | #324 |
| 1955 | 693 | #271 |
| 1956 | 946 | #239 |
| 1957 | 1,041 | #237 |
| 1958 | 1,067 | #238 |
| 1959 | 1,121 | #240 |
| 1960 | 1,207 | #229 |
| 1961 | 1,257 | #220 |
| 1962 | 1,529 | #200 |
| 1963 | 1,382 | #207 |
| 1964 | 1,362 | #203 |
| 1965 | 1,120 | #214 |
| 1966 | 1,032 | #217 |
| 1967 | 1,068 | #210 |
| 1968 | 1,111 | #210 |
| 1969 | 1,191 | #210 |
| 1970 | 1,136 | #217 |
| 1971 | 1,070 | #219 |
| 1972 | 912 | #235 |
| 1973 | 872 | #240 |
| 1974 | 855 | #239 |
| 1975 | 840 | #249 |
| 1976 | 1,160 | #194 |
| 1977 | 1,213 | #195 |
| 1978 | 1,072 | #207 |
| 1979 | 1,095 | #215 |
| 1980 | 1,154 | #212 |
| 1981 | 1,072 | #225 |
| 1982 | 1,001 | #232 |
| 1983 | 791 | #261 |
| 1984 | 741 | #281 |
| 1985 | 764 | #273 |
| 1986 | 655 | #310 |
| 1987 | 720 | #299 |
| 1988 | 619 | #343 |
| 1989 | 605 | #370 |
| 1990 | 685 | #352 |
| 1991 | 651 | #363 |
| 1992 | 575 | #400 |
| 1993 | 653 | #362 |
| 1994 | 554 | #412 |
| 1995 | 507 | #450 |
| 1996 | 470 | #461 |
| 1997 | 441 | #486 |
| 1998 | 403 | #517 |
| 1999 | 449 | #490 |
| 2000 | 481 | #485 |
| 2001 | 435 | #519 |
| 2002 | 448 | #509 |
| 2003 | 496 | #494 |
| 2004 | 508 | #488 |
| 2005 | 482 | #510 |
| 2006 | 474 | #532 |
| 2007 | 470 | #547 |
| 2008 | 447 | #576 |
| 2009 | 408 | #616 |
| 2010 | 405 | #612 |
| 2011 | 407 | #606 |
| 2012 | 404 | #609 |
| 2013 | 382 | #643 |
| 2014 | 370 | #683 |
| 2015 | 318 | #758 |
| 2016 | 355 | #696 |
| 2017 | 301 | #780 |
| 2018 | 322 | #741 |
| 2019 | 305 | #772 |
| 2020 | 253 | #895 |
| 2021 | 252 | #911 |
| 2022 | 262 | #896 |
| 2023 | 255 | #909 |
| 2024 | 266 | #889 |
