Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Joey

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Joey
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1962

Peak rank proxy

1,529

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1915Peak 19622024

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

82.6%

2024

266

All-time

53,474

Joey has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1962, when 1,529 boys were named Joey.

In 2024, only 266 boys were given the name.

Down 82.6% from its peak.

All told, about 53,474 Americans have been named Joey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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