Joey

Joey

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Joey 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

Joey first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 627 babies (rank #97 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Joey

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.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,735

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

627

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	22	#715
1997	20	#797
1998	30	#610
1999	32	#579
2000	38	#519
2001	38	#521
2002	33	#603
2003	45	#526
2004	75	#381
2005	99	#323
2006	87	#394
2007	79	#440
2008	90	#413
2009	115	#344
2010	86	#440
2011	165	#274
2012	336	#176
2013	624	#102
2014	627	#97
2015	543	#117
2016	459	#131

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#715

1997

#797

1998

#610

1999

#579

2000

#519

2001

#521

2002

#603

2003

#526

2004

#381

2005

#323

2006

#394

2007

#440

2008

#413

2009

115

#344

2010

#440

2011

165

#274

2012

336

#176

2013

624

#102

2014

627

#97

2015

543

#117

2016

459

#131

Meaning

Numerology of Joey

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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