Joy vs Joycelyn
Side-by-side comparison of Joy and Joycelyn - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Joy | Joycelyn |
| Current Rank | #441 | #8013 |
| Total Births (all years) | 140,694 | 6,622 |
| Peak Year | 1957 | 1955 |
| Peak Year Births | 2,929 | 156 |
| Peak Decade | 1950s | 1950s |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1885 | 1916 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Joy | Joycelyn |
| 1880s | 52 | - |
| 1890s | 186 | - |
| 1900s | 364 | - |
| 1910s | 1,742 | 26 |
| 1920s | 7,353 | 326 |
| 1930s | 13,185 | 749 |
| 1940s | 15,564 | 736 |
| 1950s | 24,518 | 1,128 |
| 1960s | 21,756 | 896 |
| 1970s | 20,119 | 575 |
| 1980s | 11,680 | 614 |
| 1990s | 6,183 | 664 |
| 2000s | 5,933 | 491 |
| 2010s | 7,667 | 299 |
| 2020s | 4,392 | 118 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Joy | Joycelyn |
| 2014 | 699 | 27 |
| 2015 | 734 | 16 |
| 2016 | 954 | 26 |
| 2017 | 968 | 36 |
| 2018 | 902 | 27 |
| 2019 | 918 | 39 |
| 2020 | 788 | 22 |
| 2021 | 779 | 22 |
| 2022 | 688 | 27 |
| 2023 | 683 | 18 |
| 2024 | 707 | 13 |
| 2025 | 747 | 16 |