Names / Girl names
Journey
Current rank
#411
and easing
All-time peak
#226
in 2018
First recorded
1981
in U.S. data
Children named
22,800
since 1981
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #226 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Journey first appears in American naming records in 1981, where it reads as a girls' name. It hit its high in 2018 at #226. Today it sits at #411 and is slowly cooling. More than 22,800 children have been given the name overall.