Feminine dossier · first seen 1981

Journey

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

1,396

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1981Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

31.7%

2024

954

All-time

20,095

Journey 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 2018, when 1,396 girls were named Journey.

In 2024, only 954 girls were given the name.

Down 31.7% from its peak.

All told, about 20,095 Americans have been named Journey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1981.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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