U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Joey?

Joey was the #823 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Joey

57,447

About 1 in 5,770 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#823

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

1962

1,572 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

420

#1,330 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,770

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

89.0% male11.0% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic64.6%
Black, non-Hispanic6.24%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.29%
Asian / Pacific Islander7.18%
Two or more races3.22%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%

Reading the result

Joey across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Joey reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1962, with 1,572 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 420 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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