Journey

Girl name

Journey has been given to 22,893 babies in the U.S. since 1981. It peaked in 2018 and currently ranks #411 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From journey at the end of the 20th century.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

22,893

Peak year

2018 (1,504 babies)

Rank in 2025

#411 for girls

First recorded

1981

10-year trend

▼ -32%

Gender split

91% girls / 9% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Journey.

22,884 babies since 1890

22,826 babies since 1955

22,769 babies since 1949

23,072 babies since 1946

22,700 babies since 1957

22,572 babies since 1998

23,249 babies since 1915

22,376 babies since 1967

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