Journey is a word-name in the purest modern mode, pulled straight from the English vocabulary where it has meant a day's travel since Old French jornee took root in the twelfth century. Its arrival on baby name charts is recent, part of the wave that embraced Destiny, Harmony, and Trinity. It climbed into the American top 400 in the 2010s and has been gaining ground steadily. Two syllables sigh open like a train window in summer. The name carries motion, possibility, and the soft romance of roadmaps. Unabashedly hopeful, Journey is a name that sounds like leaving.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
Nicknames
No common nicknames.
Middle name ideas
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In fiction
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Sibling name ideas
- Nina
- Nayeli
- Nicole
- Malia
- Meadow
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- Nayeli
- Nicole
- Malia
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Malia
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Meadow
Rising· girl
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