Joy vs Joyce
Side-by-side comparison of Joy and Joyce - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Joy | Joyce |
| Current Rank | #441 | #1041 |
| Total Births (all years) | 140,694 | 509,332 |
| Peak Year | 1957 | 1942 |
| Peak Year Births | 2,929 | 16,728 |
| Peak Decade | 1950s | 1940s |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1885 | 1882 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Joy | Joyce |
| 1880s | 52 | 50 |
| 1890s | 186 | 268 |
| 1900s | 364 | 737 |
| 1910s | 1,742 | 6,141 |
| 1920s | 7,353 | 44,174 |
| 1930s | 13,185 | 115,506 |
| 1940s | 15,564 | 151,494 |
| 1950s | 24,518 | 114,984 |
| 1960s | 21,756 | 46,125 |
| 1970s | 20,119 | 11,992 |
| 1980s | 11,680 | 5,908 |
| 1990s | 6,183 | 3,910 |
| 2000s | 5,933 | 3,376 |
| 2010s | 7,667 | 3,159 |
| 2020s | 4,392 | 1,508 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Joy | Joyce |
| 2014 | 699 | 353 |
| 2015 | 734 | 332 |
| 2016 | 954 | 385 |
| 2017 | 968 | 325 |
| 2018 | 902 | 284 |
| 2019 | 918 | 287 |
| 2020 | 788 | 261 |
| 2021 | 779 | 274 |
| 2022 | 688 | 269 |
| 2023 | 683 | 237 |
| 2024 | 707 | 241 |
| 2025 | 747 | 226 |