Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Journee

Meaning Rare French-style variant of Journey Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #258 Trend → Stable

Rare French-style variant of Journey.

Rank 2025
#258
among girls · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,207
named Journee · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,342
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,536 babies
All-time total
18,334
#1,135 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Journee popularity over time

18,334 babies have been named Journee since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #11,708
1990s 147 – 147 15 +2840% #2,083
2000s 975 5 980 98 +567% #1,276
2010s 8,489 84 8,573 857 +775% #203
2020s (to 2025) 8,536 93 8,629 1,438 +68% #195

Where Journee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,184 0.74 #264
2027 1,173 0.73 #268
2028 1,163 0.72 #269
2029 1,155 0.72 #270
2030 1,148 0.71 #273

Where Journee is most popular

Girls named Journee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.875 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Journee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 241 5.15 +489%
Louisiana 286 3.27 +273%
Delaware 35 3.09 +252%
South Carolina 250 2.78 +218%
Alabama 253 2.69 +208%
Georgia 591 2.60 +197%
Maryland 208 1.96 +124%
West Virginia 49 1.87 +114%
Arkansas 97 1.84 +110%
Tennessee 284 1.79 +105%
District of Columbia 20 1.69 +93%
North Carolina 376 1.65 +89%
Nevada 62 1.33 +52%
Indiana 183 1.30 +49%
Missouri 157 1.30 +49%
Ohio 308 1.30 +48%
Michigan 236 1.30 +48%
Virginia 217 1.27 +45%
Illinois 278 1.21 +39%
Kentucky 101 1.18 +35%
Florida 503 1.18 +34%
Oklahoma 74 1.01 +15%
Wisconsin 97 0.942 +8%
Pennsylvania 217 0.918 +5%
New York 341 0.861 ≈ national
Texas 670 0.833 -5%
Connecticut 47 0.808 -8%
New Jersey 125 0.693 -21%
Iowa 38 0.650 -26%
Kansas 32 0.555 -37%
Arizona 77 0.549 -37%
Nebraska 16 0.445 -49%
California 336 0.400 -54%
Utah 30 0.360 -59%
Colorado 35 0.314 -64%
Massachusetts 34 0.281 -68%
Washington 34 0.235 -73%
Minnesota 25 0.232 -74%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -77%
Oregon 8 0.123 -86%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Journee

Journee is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #258 in 2025 with 1,198 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 18,334 American babies have been named Journee. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,536 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Journee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Journee?

The median living Journee is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 18 thousand people named Journee are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Journee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,198 #258 9 #8,562
2024 1,424 #217 18 #5,331
2023 1,440 #208 18 #5,350
2022 1,520 #195 16 #5,736
2021 1,520 #196 13 #6,494
2020 1,434 #204 19 #4,942
2019 1,483 #203 13 #6,591
2018 1,494 #207 17 #5,417
2017 1,217 #263 6 #11,442
2016 994 #332 6 #11,394
2015 869 #377 14 #6,132
2014 679 #468 10 #7,833
2013 597 #503 8 #9,199
2012 496 #589 – –
2011 385 #720 5 #13,279
2010 275 #939 5 #13,232
2009 191 #1,276 – –
2008 163 #1,449 – –
2007 112 #1,874 – –
2006 94 #2,090 – –
2005 114 #1,735 5 #12,325
2004 69 #2,461 – –
2003 68 #2,427 – –
2002 63 #2,510 – –
2001 59 #2,580 – –
2000 42 #3,237 – –
1995 24 #4,272 – –
1990 – – – –
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1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Journee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Journee?

The median living Journee is about 6 years old. Half of all living Journees are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Journee are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Journee are alive in the United States, based on 18,334 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Journee mean?

Rare French-style variant of Journey.

How popular is the name Journee in 2025?

Journee ranked #258 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,198 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Journee?

18,334 babies have been named Journee in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Journee most popular?

Journee peaked in 2022, when 1,536 newborns received the name.

Is Journee a boy or girl name?

Journee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Journee rising or falling?

Journee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Journee become more popular?

Journee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,148 girls named Journee in 2030, ranking around #273. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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