Unisex name
Joey
7,189 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2013. Expression number: 1.
Origin
English given name Joey, diminutive of Joseph or Josephine.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Joey”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2013: 633 births. 7,189 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 97th among boys' names in 2014. It is still given: 1,795 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1962: 1,572 births. 61,402 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 2000s. It is given to girls (12%) as well as boys (88%). It really came into use around 1924. It is still given: 2,131 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2022: 81 births. 1,020 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 81st among boys' names in 2022. It really came into use around 2007. It is still given: 346 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,090 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 3,170 | 1980–2025 | 56th in 2000 |
| Switzerland | 475* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 6 + 5 + 7 = 19 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
6 + 5 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 7 = 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.