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.

Name A

Joy

Girl name · Rank #442

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Name B

Joyce

Girl name · Rank #1041

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Metric Joy Joyce
Current Rank #442 #1041
Total Births (all years) 139,933 509,102
Peak Year 1957 1942
Peak Year Births 2,929 16,728
Peak Decade 1950ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Joy Joyce
1880ss 52 50
1890ss 186 268
1900ss 364 737
1910ss 1,742 6,141
1920ss 7,353 44,174
1930ss 13,185 115,505
1940ss 15,565 151,493
1950ss 24,518 114,983
1960ss 21,757 46,126
1970ss 20,119 11,995
1980ss 11,680 5,908
1990ss 6,183 3,910
2000ss 5,933 3,376
2010ss 7,662 3,159
2020ss 3,634 1,277

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joy Joyce
2014 698 353
2015 734 332
2016 954 385
2017 968 325
2018 902 284
2019 917 287
2020 788 260
2021 779 273
2022 685 268
2023 680 236
2024 702 240

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2024.

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