Joey

Diminutive of Joseph

"Jehovah increases"

Joey Origin and Meaning

The name Joey is a boy's name meaning "Jehovah increases".

This nickname for popular and traditional Joseph has a long history of being used as a given name all on its own. Nonetheless, everyone will always assume that Joey is short for the longer form. It might be nice for a potential son to have the option of a more professional and classic name to fall back on.

Joey Rank in US Top 1000

# 909 in the US

Popularity of the name Joey

• 909 US 2023
• 694 Nameberry 2025
• 142 Unisex 2023
• 160 England 2023
• 103 Scotland 2024
• 78 Ireland 2024
• 96 Netherlands 2015
• 81 Dogs 2021
• 81 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Joey

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Joey.

• Chad
• Tommy
• Andy
• Nick
• Zack
• Johnny
• Bobby
• Ronnie
• Danny
• Duke
• Randy
• Will
• Gabe
• Lee
• Ricky
• Billy
• Josh
• Cory
• Joe
• Junior

Famous People Named Joey

• Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb) American TV personality and Rat Packer
• Joey Ramone (born Jeffrey Ross Hyman) American lead singer of punk band the Ramones
• Joseph Marciano "Joey" Armstrong drummer of American rock band SWMRS
• Joey Lawrence (born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna) American actor
• Joseph Anthony "Joey" Fatone Jr., American singer of boy band 'NSYNC
• Joseph Mulrey "Joey" McIntyre American singer of boy band New Kids on the Block
• Joseph Michael "Joey" Richter American actor and singer
• Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton English footballer
• Joey Don Essex English TV personality
• Joey Brezinski American pro skateboarder
• Joseph Christian "Joey" Chestnut American competitive eater
• Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison American drummer of band Slipknot
• Joseph Thomas "Joey" Logano American NASCAR driver
• Bernard Joseph "Joey" Baron American jazz drummer
• Joseph Scott "Joey" Galloway American NFL player
• Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer American drummer for band Aerosmith
• Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood Canadian politician, first premier of Newfoundland
• José María Ramos "Joey" de Leon Filipino comedian
• Joseph Alberto "Joey" Santiago Filipino,American guitarist and composer
• Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto Canadian baseball player
• Jose Manuel "Joey" Cora (Amaro) Puerto Rican baseball player
• Joseph Wiley "Joey" Luft son of actress Judy Garland and Sid Luft
• William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop Northern Irish motorcyclist
• Joey Mercury ring name of Adam Birch, American pro wrestler
• Joey Tempest stage name of Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson, Swedish singer of band Europe
• Joey Hand American racing driver
• Joseph Richard "Joey" Jay American baseball pitcher
• Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones Welsh footballer
• Joseph Michael "Joey" Graceffa American vlogger

The name Joey in Pop Culture

• Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani a main character on TV's "Friends" and "Joey"
• Joseph Alvin "Joey" Gladstone character on TV's "Full House"
• Joseph Michael "Joey" Stivic character on TV's "All in the Family"
• Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah character on TV's Degrassi series
• Joey Parker character in the movie "Another Cinderella Story"
• Joey Motorola character in movie "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
• Joey Wheeler character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! Duel Monsters"
• Joey Coyle character in movie "Money for Nothing"
• Jokota "Joey" Ryan Jupitara Character in webseries "Mephone`s World"
• Joseph "Joey" Rooney character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
• Joey Montelone aka Tar Pit character on TV's "Flash"
• Joey Drew character in the Indie video game "Bendy and the Ink Machine."
• Joey cockroach on French animated series "Oggy and the Cockroaches"