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 [ 2 syll. joe(y), jo-ey ] The boy name Joey is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHOWiy KEY. Joey is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Joey is an English pet form of the name Joseph (English, French, and German). Joey is also an English pet form of the name Joel (English and German). See also the related form, Joe (English and French). Joey is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1962, 0.073% of baby boys were given the name Joey. Its ranking then was #197. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.021% and its ranking #574. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Joey, Joseph (English, French, and German) was the most regularly used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Joey's by 37 times. In the past century Joey has predominantly been a boy name. In 1979, 6 times as many boys than girls were given the name Joey. Baby names that sound like Joey include Jacee (English), Jacey (English), Jaci (English), Jacie (English), Jackey (English), Jacki (English), Jackie (English), Jacky (English), Jacy (English), Jagu (Breton), Jahi (Swahili), Jaja (Igbo), Jakie (English), Jascha (Russian), Jasha (Russian), Jay-Jay (English), Jaya (Indian), Jaycee (English), Jaycey (English), and Jaycie (English). Details of famous persons named Joey: KEY: Pronunciation for Joey: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
