How to say it
JOUR · ney
/ˈdʒɜːr.ni/
Feminine
Journey
A journey, trip
What it means
An English word name from journey, a trip or passage, from the Old French journee, 'a day's travel.'
Journey is a word name for a trip or passage through life, from the Old French journee, originally 'a day's travel.' Optimistic and wandering, it belongs to the modern word-name set with Haven and Dream, and pairs with the trendier spelling Journee. Said JUR-nee.
Popularity over time
peaked at #226 in 2018, currently #411 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
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- Spelling
A word name; also the trendier spelling Journee.
Spelling variants
- Journee
- Journi
- Journie
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