Spellings

Journee or Journey?

In the US in 2025, 44% of babies in this name family were spelled Journee and 28% Journey. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Journey led with 44% of the family's births; in 2025, Journee leads with 44%. All spellings together, the family went from 2,659 to 2,705 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Journee8691,198+38%
Journey1,157757−35%
Journi161345×2
Journei111149+34%
Journie130131steady
Jurnee231125−46%

How they sound

  • Journee /ˈdʒɜrni/ (JUR-nee)
  • Journey /ˈdʒɜrni/ (JUR-nee)
  • Journi /ˈdʒɜrni/ (JUR-nee)
  • Journei /ˈdʒɜːrni/ (JUR-nee)
  • Journie /ˈdʒɜːrni/ (JUR-nee)
  • Jurnee /ˈdʒərni/ (JUR-nee)

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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