What does Joey mean?

Joey means "Yahweh will add (another"

How do we pronounce Joey?

Joey \joe(y), jo-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Joey is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is JHOWiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Joey: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Joey?

Joey is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Joey is an English pet form of the name Joel name (English and German). Joey is also an English pet form of the name Joseph pronounciation (English, French, and German). See also the related form, baby name Joe (English and French). Joey is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was before. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1962, 0.073% of baby boys were given the name Joey. Its ranking then was #197. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.020% and its ranking #614. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Joey, meaning of Joseph was the most regularly used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Joey's by 34 times. In the past century Joey has predominantly been a baby boy name. In 1979, 6 times as many baby boys than girls were given the name Joey.

The following famous people share the name Joey:

  • Comedian Joey Bishop, born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, 3 February 1918 - 17 October 2007, The Bronx, New York
  • Rock Musician Joey Ramone, born Jeffrey Hyman, 19 May 1951 - 15 April 2001, Queens, New York
  • Speed Eater Joey Chestnut, born Joseph Christian Chestnut, 1983, Vallejo, California.

List of baby names Joey:

meaning of J.C., Jacee name (English), name Jacey origin (English), Jaci name (English), Jacie meaning of name (English), Jackee meaning, name Jackey origin (English), name Jacki meaning (English), Jackie name popularity (English), short names for Jacko, Jacky meaning and origin (English), Jacquez name, name Jacqui meaning, name Jacy meaning (English), name Jae-Hwa (Korean), Jaggy meaning of name (English), short names for Jago (Spanish and English), Jagu meaning (Breton), Jahew meaning, and baby name Jahey.

The baby name Joey fun facts:

The name Joey in reverse order is "Yeoj".

The numerological value of the name Joey is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Joey?

Joey is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames