Joey
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Joey
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 for girls#1474 US
Fun, friendly and fresher than Jo or Josie as a nickname for Joanna or Josephine. Joey can be thought of as one of the Stevie/Billie/Frankie boyish nicknames for girls so fashionable today.
Pronounced JOE-ee.
As of October 2026, Joey ranked #877 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #194 in 1976, Nameberry popularity #771.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #683 | 370 | #1,750 | 119 |
| 2015 | #758 | 318 | #2,067 | 95 |
| 2016 | #696 | 355 | #1,488 | 154 |
| 2017 | #780 | 301 | #1,519 | 146 |
| 2018 | #741 | 322 | #1,456 | 151 |
| 2019 | #772 | 305 | #1,609 | 132 |
| 2020 | #895 | 253 | #1,427 | 153 |
| 2021 | #911 | 252 | #1,290 | 177 |
| 2022 | #896 | 262 | #1,413 | 161 |
| 2023 | #909 | 255 | #1,349 | 167 |
| 2024 | #889 | 266 | #1,375 | 164 |
| 2025 | #877 | 274 | #1,474 | 146 |
World rankings
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Famous Joeys
- Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb)Boy
American TV personality and Rat Packer
- Joey Ramone (born Jeffrey Ross Hyman)Boy
American lead singer of punk band the Ramones
- Joseph Marciano "Joey" ArmstrongBoy
drummer of American rock band SWMRS
- Joey Lawrence (born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna)Boy
American actor
- Joseph Anthony "Joey" FatoneBoy
Jr., American singer of boy band 'NSYNC
- Joseph Mulrey "Joey" McIntyreBoy
American singer of boy band New Kids on the Block
- Joseph Michael "Joey" RichterBoy
American actor and singer
- Joseph Anthony "Joey" BartonBoy
English footballer
- Joey Don EssexBoy
English TV personality
- Joey BrezinskiBoy
American pro skateboarder
- Joseph Christian "Joey" ChestnutBoy
American competitive eater
- Nathan Jonas "Joey" JordisonBoy
American drummer of band Slipknot
- Joseph Thomas "Joey" LoganoBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Bernard Joseph "Joey" BaronBoy
American jazz drummer
- Joseph Scott "Joey" GallowayBoy
American NFL player
- Joseph Michael "Joey" KramerBoy
American drummer for band Aerosmith
- Joseph Roberts "Joey" SmallwoodBoy
Canadian politician, first premier of Newfoundland
- José María Ramos "Joey" de LeonBoy
Filipino comedian
- Joseph Alberto "Joey" SantiagoBoy
Filipino,American guitarist and composer
- Joseph Daniel "Joey" VottoBoy
Canadian baseball player
- Jose Manuel "Joey" Cora (Amaro)Boy
Puerto Rican baseball player
- Joseph Wiley "Joey" LuftBoy
son of actress Judy Garland and Sid Luft
- William Joseph "Joey" DunlopBoy
Northern Irish motorcyclist
- Joey MercuryBoy
ring name of Adam Birch, American pro wrestler
- Joey TempestBoy
stage name of Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson, Swedish singer of band Europe
- Joey HandBoy
American racing driver
- Joseph Richard "Joey" JayBoy
American baseball pitcher
- Joseph Patrick "Joey" JonesBoy
Welsh footballer
- Joseph Michael "Joey" GraceffaBoy
American vlogger
- Davenie Johanna "Joey" HeathertonGirl
American actress, dancer and singer
- Joey Lauren AdamsGirl
American actress
- Joey Marie Martin FeekGirl
American country music singer of duo Joey + Rory
- Joey Lynn KingGirl
American actress
- Joey YungGirl
Hong Kong singer
Joey in pop culture
- Joseph Francis "Joey" TribbianiBoy
a main character on TV's "Friends" and "Joey"
- Joseph Alvin "Joey" GladstoneBoy
character on TV's "Full House"
- Joseph Michael "Joey" StivicBoy
character on TV's "All in the Family"
- Joseph "Joey" JeremiahBoy
character on TV's Degrassi series
- Joey ParkerBoy
character in the movie "Another Cinderella Story"
- Joey MotorolaBoy
character in movie "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
- Joey WheelerBoy
character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! Duel Monsters"
- Joey CoyleBoy
character in movie "Money for Nothing"
- Jokota "Joey" Ryan JupitaraBoy
Character in webseries "Mephone`s World"
- Joseph "Joey" RooneyBoy
character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
- Joey Montelone aka Tar PitBoy
character on TV's "Flash"
- Joey DrewBoy
character in the Indie video game "Bendy and the Ink Machine."
- JoeyBoy
cockroach on French animated series "Oggy and the Cockroaches"
- Josephine "Joey" PotterGirl
character on the TV show "Dawson's Creek"
- Josephine "Joey" LucasGirl
character on TV's "The West Wing"
- Joey ClaireGirl
character in adventure game "Hiveswap"
- Joey RossGirl
character on TV's "Jonathan Creek"