Joy vs Joye

Side-by-side comparison of Joy and Joye — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Joy

Girl name · Rank #442

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Name B

Joye

Girl name

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Metric Joy Joye
Current Rank #442 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 139,933 3,467
Peak Year 1957 1932
Peak Year Births 2,929 77
Peak Decade 1950ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Joy Joye
1880ss 52 —
1890ss 186 —
1900ss 364 16
1910ss 1,742 124
1920ss 7,353 424
1930ss 13,185 628
1940ss 15,565 584
1950ss 24,518 593
1960ss 21,757 434
1970ss 20,119 315
1980ss 11,680 138
1990ss 6,183 96
2000ss 5,933 56
2010ss 7,662 44
2020ss 3,634 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joy Joye
2014 698 —
2015 734 6
2016 954 7
2017 968 9
2018 902 5
2019 917 5
2020 788 7
2021 779 8
2022 685 —
2023 680 —
2024 702 —

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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