Joey

Joey is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Joey are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 89%Female 11%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Belgium, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 51,548 male / 6,384 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Joey

To address Joey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Joey," in English, "Guten Tag Joey," in German. About 89% of people named Joey are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Joey,

German

Guten Tag Joey,

French

Bonjour Joey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Joey:

Chinese

Joey您好：

Japanese

Joey様

English

Hi Joey,

German

Hi Joey,

French

Salut Joey,

Spanish

Hola Joey,

Chinese

Joey你好：

Japanese

Joeyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Joey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	89%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

51,548 male · 6,384 female · 57,932 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 87% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Joey a male or female name?

Joey is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Joey are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Joey in an email?

Is Joey a unisex name?

Joey is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Joey are men. Joey leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Joey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_joey,
  title  = {Is Joey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}