Journey is an English word name that means exactly what it says, a "voyage" or "trip", from the Old French journee, originally a day's travel; parents choose it as a hopeful wish for a child's path through life. It belongs with Destiny, Harmony and Serenity in the family of virtue and word names that bloomed in the 2000s. Journey entered the US top 1000 in 2001, peaked at number 226 in 2018 and holds number 411 in 2025.