Spelling comparison
Journee vs Journey
Side by side for 2025, Journee has the higher published total (1,207) and Journey has 836. Journee is 59.1% of the pair and Journey is 40.9%.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
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The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Journee profile · Journey profile
Journee versus Journey is a spelling comparison, not a comparison of two different names. Each figure belongs to one exact spelling. Journee and Journey use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Journee uses “e” where Journey uses “y”, after “Journe”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed once. The latest crossover is 2018, when Journee moved ahead of Journey on the combined published count (1,511 to 1,504).
Journee is first published in these national files in 1986, and Journey in 1981. Journee’s larger 2025 category is female. Journey’s larger 2025 category is female. Journey led 4 decades and Journee led 1 decade among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 422 records in 2023, and the closest year was 2018 (a gap of 7). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,043), Journee is 59.1% and Journey is 40.9%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Journey led 2016 by 321 published records (1,321 to 1,000). Journee and Journey stay separate rows; 1,000 and 1,321 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Journee had 1,217 female records (rank #263) and 6 male records (rank #11,442); Journey had 1,167 female records (rank #276) and 113 male records (rank #1,493). Journey led 2017 by 57 published records (1,280 to 1,223). 2018 belongs to Journee. Journee had 1,494 female records (rank #207) and 17 male records (rank #5,417); Journey had 1,397 female records (rank #226) and 107 male records (rank #1,569). The gap that year was 7 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Journee had 1,483 female records (rank #203) and 13 male records (rank #6,591); Journey had 1,298 female records (rank #245) and 125 male records (rank #1,410). Journee led 2019 by 73 published records (1,496 to 1,423), and the smaller spelling is Journey. Journee was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 1,434 female records (rank #204) and 19 male records (rank #4,942) against 1,095 female records (rank #292) and 125 male records (rank #1,392) for Journey. The 2021 national file shows Journee led 2021 by 231 published records (1,533 to 1,302). Read as exact spellings: Journee had 1,520 female records (rank #196) and 13 male records (rank #6,494); Journey had 1,178 female records (rank #264) and 124 male records (rank #1,457). 2022: Journee led 2022 by 409 published records (1,536 to 1,127). Journee and Journey stay separate rows; 1,536 and 1,127 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Journee had 1,440 female records (rank #208) and 18 male records (rank #5,350); Journey had 933 female records (rank #332) and 103 male records (rank #1,664). Journee led 2023 by 422 published records (1,458 to 1,036). 2024 belongs to Journee. Journee had 1,424 female records (rank #217) and 18 male records (rank #5,331); Journey had 961 female records (rank #320) and 88 male records (rank #1,842). The gap that year was 393 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Journee had 1,198 female records (rank #258) and 9 male records (rank #8,562); Journey had 757 female records (rank #411) and 79 male records (rank #1,951). Journee led 2025 by 371 published records (1,207 to 836), and the smaller spelling is Journey.
| Year | Journee female count | Journee female rank | Journee male count | Journee male rank | Journey female count | Journey female rank | Journey male count | Journey male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 994 | 332 | 6 | 11,394 | 1,219 | 262 | 102 | 1,600 |
| 2017 | 1,217 | 263 | 6 | 11,442 | 1,167 | 276 | 113 | 1,493 |
| 2018 | 1,494 | 207 | 17 | 5,417 | 1,397 | 226 | 107 | 1,569 |
| 2019 | 1,483 | 203 | 13 | 6,591 | 1,298 | 245 | 125 | 1,410 |
| 2020 | 1,434 | 204 | 19 | 4,942 | 1,095 | 292 | 125 | 1,392 |
| 2021 | 1,520 | 196 | 13 | 6,494 | 1,178 | 264 | 124 | 1,457 |
| 2022 | 1,520 | 195 | 16 | 5,736 | 1,025 | 312 | 102 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 1,440 | 208 | 18 | 5,350 | 933 | 332 | 103 | 1,664 |
| 2024 | 1,424 | 217 | 18 | 5,331 | 961 | 320 | 88 | 1,842 |
| 2025 | 1,198 | 258 | 9 | 8,562 | 757 | 411 | 79 | 1,951 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Journee is the warm line and Journey is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1980s files give 5 published records to Journee and 86 to Journey, so Journey led the decade. Journey was the 1990s leader, 697 published records against 147 for Journee. The 2000s files give 980 published records to Journee and 3,765 to Journey, so Journey led the decade. Journey was the 2010s leader, 11,775 published records against 8,573 for Journee. The 2020s files give 8,629 published records to Journee and 6,570 to Journey, so Journee led the decade.
Top states in 2025
Journee’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (115), Georgia (88), Florida (76), New York (61), Louisiana (59). Journey’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (78), California (58), Georgia (47), Florida (46), North Carolina (38). Texas, Georgia, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.