Joey is a familiar variant of Joe that peaked in 1962 and has grown less common since.
Joey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #877 among boys (274) and #1,474 among girls (146) — overall #1,330 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 420 | 420 | #1,474 | #877 |
| 2024 | 431 | 431 | #1,380 | #890 |
| 2023 | 425 | 425 | #1,351 | #903 |
| 2022 | 425 | 425 | #1,414 | #892 |
| 2021 | 430 | 430 | #1,288 | #911 |
| 2020 | 406 | 406 | #1,429 | #895 |
| 2019 | 438 | 438 | #1,609 | #772 |
| 2018 | 474 | 474 | #1,456 | #739 |
| 2017 | 447 | 447 | #1,519 | #780 |
| 2016 | 509 | 509 | #1,491 | #696 |
| 2015 | 413 | 413 | #2,067 | #758 |
| 2014 | 489 | 489 | #1,750 | #684 |
| 2013 | 455 | 455 | #2,469 | #643 |
| 2012 | 487 | 487 | #2,271 | #609 |
| 2011 | 498 | 498 | #2,133 | #605 |
| 2010 | 507 | 507 | #1,969 | #612 |
| 2009 | 507 | 507 | #2,067 | #616 |
| 2008 | 559 | 559 | #1,907 | #576 |
| 2007 | 605 | 605 | #1,649 | #547 |
| 2006 | 601 | 601 | #1,666 | #532 |
| 2005 | 628 | 628 | #1,457 | #510 |
| 2004 | 629 | 634 | #1,609 | #489 |
| 2003 | 629 | 634 | #1,470 | #494 |
| 2002 | 540 | 547 | #1,924 | #509 |
| 2001 | 530 | 535 | #1,854 | #519 |
| 2000 | 561 | 566 | #2,066 | #485 |
| 1999 | 519 | 529 | #2,161 | #491 |
| 1998 | 474 | 485 | #2,071 | #517 |
| 1997 | 497 | — | #2,373 | #486 |
| 1996 | 519 | — | #2,572 | #461 |
| 1995 | 574 | — | #2,036 | #450 |
| 1994 | 607 | — | #2,426 | #412 |
| 1993 | 706 | — | #2,399 | #362 |
| 1992 | 629 | — | #2,413 | #400 |
| 1991 | 711 | — | #2,201 | #363 |
| 1990 | 729 | — | #2,666 | #352 |
| 1989 | 647 | — | #2,685 | #370 |
| 1988 | 666 | — | #2,344 | #343 |
| 1987 | 759 | — | #2,590 | #299 |
| 1986 | 700 | — | #2,284 | #310 |
| 1985 | 811 | — | #2,190 | #273 |
| 1984 | 800 | — | #1,846 | #280 |
| 1983 | 871 | — | #1,457 | #261 |
| 1982 | 1,075 | — | #1,592 | #232 |
| 1981 | 1,173 | — | #1,274 | #225 |
| 1980 | 1,280 | — | #1,100 | #212 |
| 1979 | 1,268 | — | #882 | #215 |
| 1978 | 1,220 | — | #950 | #207 |
| 1977 | 1,410 | — | #766 | #195 |
| 1976 | 1,363 | — | #721 | #194 |
| 1975 | 1,064 | — | #673 | #249 |
| 1974 | 1,087 | — | #658 | #239 |
| 1973 | 1,080 | — | #708 | #240 |
| 1972 | 1,097 | — | #754 | #235 |
| 1971 | 1,237 | — | #829 | #219 |
| 1970 | 1,335 | — | #745 | #217 |
| 1969 | 1,333 | — | #885 | #210 |
| 1968 | 1,256 | — | #850 | #210 |
| 1967 | 1,151 | — | #1,166 | #210 |
| 1966 | 1,087 | — | #1,500 | #217 |
| 1965 | 1,146 | — | #2,371 | #214 |
| 1964 | 1,395 | — | #2,085 | #203 |
| 1963 | 1,400 | — | #3,008 | #207 |
| 1962 | 1,572 | — | #1,744 | #200 |
| 1961 | 1,286 | — | #2,216 | #220 |
| 1960 | 1,229 | — | #2,540 | #229 |
| 1959 | 1,147 | — | #2,256 | #240 |
| 1958 | 1,107 | — | #1,711 | #238 |
| 1957 | 1,084 | — | #1,646 | #237 |
| 1956 | 975 | — | #2,023 | #239 |
| 1955 | 719 | — | #2,137 | #271 |
| 1954 | 530 | — | #1,921 | #324 |
| 1953 | 356 | — | #1,948 | #386 |
| 1952 | 258 | — | #2,615 | #455 |
| 1951 | 222 | — | #1,939 | #482 |
| 1950 | 215 | — | #1,853 | #491 |
| 1949 | 169 | — | #2,670 | #538 |
| 1948 | 168 | — | #2,647 | #537 |
| 1947 | 188 | — | #2,823 | #516 |
| 1946 | 137 | — | #2,428 | #584 |
| 1945 | 140 | — | #1,907 | #546 |
| 1944 | 157 | — | #1,938 | #520 |
| 1943 | 145 | — | #2,490 | #547 |
| 1942 | 118 | — | #1,830 | #655 |
| 1941 | 60 | — | #3,391 | #882 |
| 1940 | 70 | — | #4,681 | #768 |
| 1939 | 58 | — | #3,018 | #897 |
| 1938 | 42 | — | #2,659 | #1,185 |
| 1937 | 49 | — | #2,631 | #1,044 |
| 1936 | 43 | — | #2,442 | #1,196 |
| 1935 | 44 | — | #3,037 | #1,113 |
| 1934 | 37 | — | #2,645 | #1,343 |
| 1933 | 36 | — | #2,212 | #1,479 |
| 1932 | 40 | — | #2,565 | #1,309 |
| 1931 | 31 | — | #3,673 | #1,440 |
| 1930 | 29 | — | #4,887 | #1,515 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | #4,318 | #1,967 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | #3,965 | #1,796 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | #5,198 | #2,243 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #4,563 | #2,134 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #3,853 | #2,672 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #3,515 | #2,297 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #3,794 | #4,546 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #4,716 | #2,565 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | #3,039 | #3,352 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,632 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | #4,039 | #3,257 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,062 | — |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,624 |