Journey is an established girls' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Journey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #411 among girls (757) and #1,951 among boys (79) — overall #758 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 836 | 836 | #411 | #1,951 |
| 2024 | 1,049 | 1,049 | #320 | #1,842 |
| 2023 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #332 | #1,664 |
| 2022 | 1,127 | 1,127 | #312 | #1,685 |
| 2021 | 1,302 | 1,302 | #264 | #1,457 |
| 2020 | 1,220 | 1,220 | #292 | #1,392 |
| 2019 | 1,423 | 1,423 | #245 | #1,410 |
| 2018 | 1,504 | 1,504 | #226 | #1,569 |
| 2017 | 1,280 | 1,280 | #276 | #1,493 |
| 2016 | 1,321 | 1,321 | #262 | #1,600 |
| 2015 | 1,225 | 1,225 | #274 | #2,078 |
| 2014 | 1,202 | 1,202 | #288 | #1,914 |
| 2013 | 1,026 | 1,026 | #335 | #2,053 |
| 2012 | 1,041 | 1,041 | #327 | #1,793 |
| 2011 | 927 | 927 | #371 | #2,186 |
| 2010 | 826 | 826 | #419 | #1,947 |
| 2009 | 659 | 659 | #498 | #2,681 |
| 2008 | 590 | 590 | #591 | #2,151 |
| 2007 | 465 | 465 | #690 | #2,783 |
| 2006 | 352 | 352 | #821 | #4,432 |
| 2005 | 382 | 382 | #772 | #2,778 |
| 2004 | 288 | 288 | #930 | #3,327 |
| 2003 | 297 | 297 | #900 | #3,020 |
| 2002 | 267 | 267 | #936 | #3,225 |
| 2001 | 270 | 270 | #941 | #2,715 |
| 2000 | 195 | 195 | #1,192 | #3,182 |
| 1999 | 249 | 249 | #953 | #2,695 |
| 1998 | 129 | 129 | #1,561 | #3,344 |
| 1997 | 70 | — | #2,295 | #5,463 |
| 1996 | 93 | — | #2,191 | #2,510 |
| 1995 | 56 | — | #2,810 | #4,653 |
| 1994 | 34 | — | #3,943 | #7,338 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,414 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #6,825 | #6,386 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,521 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #9,648 | #7,609 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,125 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,043 | — |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #7,015 | #7,542 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,931 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,443 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #8,553 | #5,961 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #10,984 | #5,864 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,493 | — |