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Journey name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Journey ranks #411 in female records (757 reported) and #1,951 in male records (79 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#411 · 757 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 204 female records (961 to 757); rank moved from #320 to #411.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 421 female records (1,178 to 757); rank moved from #264 to #411.
2025 male rank and count
#1,951 · 79 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 9 male records (88 to 79); rank moved from #1,842 to #1,951.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 45 male records (124 to 79); rank moved from #1,457 to #1,951.
Peak year in available data
2018: 1,397 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Journey becoming more popular?

Journey's reported female count decreased by 204 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #320 to #411. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Journey in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JourneyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3970201620252016: 1,219 female records2017: 1,167 female records2018: 1,397 female records2019: 1,298 female records2020: 1,095 female records2021: 1,178 female records2022: 1,025 female records2023: 933 female records2024: 961 female records2025: 757 female records2016: 102 male records2017: 113 male records2018: 107 male records2019: 125 male records2020: 125 male records2021: 124 male records2022: 102 male records2023: 103 male records2024: 88 male records2025: 79 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025757411791,951
2024961320881,842
20239333321031,664
20221,0253121021,685
20211,1782641241,457
20201,0952921251,392
20191,2982451251,410
20181,3972261071,569
20171,1672761131,493
20161,2192621021,600

Questions about Journey’s popularity

How common is Journey in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Journey ranks #411 in female records (757 reported) and #1,951 in male records (79 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Journey?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Journey only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Journey creates a match.

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