Journi
Journi was the 786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 345 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 568th with 536 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 648 places. More babies were named Journi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Journee) journey (word name) · English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #786 girls, down 81 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 345girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021536 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,101babies recorded
What does the name Journi mean?
Journi is a spelling of Journee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Journee's meaning and origin.
Journee is a French-looking spelling of the English word journey, used as an American girl's name; Wiktionary calls it a rare French-style variant of Journey, a name it dates to the end of the 20th century. The word journey came into English from French journée, 'a day's work or travel', from jour, 'day'. As a name it suggests travel and life's path rather than a personal-name history.
journée (French, “day; a day's travel”)jour (French, “day”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Journey, Journi.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Journee', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Journey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Journey', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Journi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 41 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #786 | 345 |
| 2020 | #705 | 398 |
| 2010 | #2,176 | 90 |
| 2000 | #6,629 | 16 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Journi, counting every spelling?
Journi is a spelling of Journee, a name family that ranked #135 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #786 for Journi on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,431 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journee | 1,198 | #258 | 7,102 |
| Journey | 757 | #411 | 4,854 |
| Journi | 345 | #786 | 2,343 |
| Journie | 131 | #1,600 | 804 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Journi?
345 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Journi (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Journi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Journi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Journi?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Journi are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Journi a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Journi by state
How common Journi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.7×), Louisiana (3.8×), Georgia (3.0×), Alabama (3.0×), South Carolina (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, Colorado, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Journi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Journi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Journi
What does Journi mean?
Journi is a spelling of Journee, which means “journey (word name)” (English, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Journi?
Journi was the 786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 345 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 568th with 536 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 648 places. More babies were named Journi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Journi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Journi in the US.
Where is Journi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Journi was most common in Mississippi (1.95 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.