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Joey

Boy / Girl name · 759 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Joey: 759 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 67 births in 2020.

Joey is most familiar as a friendly, shortened form of Joseph, which comes from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning "He will add" or "God increases," and it has also long served as a nickname for Josephine. The name gained pop-culture fame through Joey Ramone, the iconic frontman of the punk band the Ramones, and Joey Tribbiani, the lovable, food-obsessed character from the TV show Friends. In the world of football, Joey Barton was a notably outspoken midfielder. While no major places share the exact spelling, many towns and cities around the world are named Saint Joseph after the biblical figure. A charming further note: in Australian English, a "joey" is the term for a baby kangaroo, giving the name an unexpectedly cuddly and down-to-earth association beyond its human bearers.