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Joey
say it joh-ee
What Joey means
- English and Hebrew pet form of Joseph (he will add) or Josephine Torah, Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Quran: form of Joseph; son of Jacob (Yusuf); husband of Mary
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 90 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 105 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 161 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 183 in Australia (2024)
- no. 290 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 389 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 499 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 638 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1970.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Felix Joseph José Florence Edward Gaspar Josefa Duarte Florencia Otto Josephine Teddy
Joey in stories
- Friends: Joey Tribbiani, the struggling actor
- Dawson's Creek: Joey Potter, the tomboy next door