Joey has been given to about 61,402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Joey ranks 877th among American boys in 2025, with 420 born that year. Its best year was 1962, when 1,572 babies were given the name, ranking 200th. The typical living American called Joey is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.