Given name & surname
Journey
“one who likes to travel”
Journey is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who likes to travel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who likes to travel.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Journey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,893
- 2,011 boys · 20,882 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,504 babies
- 2025
- 836
- #411 for girls · #1,951 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 757 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 411 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,397 in 2018. It also appeared in 79 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (78). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,878 as a first name in 2020; 1,364 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Journey’s family of names
In English usage, Journey has a related form in Journee. Journey has a related form in Journee. Journey has a related form in Journie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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