Journey is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Journey means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Journey across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Journey has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Journey is a girl name of English origin meaning “a trip, voyage”. A modern given name from the English word.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,893 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 44 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Journey per year, United States (1981 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (1,504/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (11/yr).
Journey has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #462 nationally (given to 1,512 babies that year).
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