Joycelin vs Joyce

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

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Joycelin

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Joyce

Girl name · Rank #1041

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Metric Joycelin Joyce
Current Rank Unranked #1041
Total Births (all years) 152 509,102
Peak Year 1997 1942
Peak Year Births 11 16,728
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1936 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Joycelin Joyce
1880ss — 50
1890ss — 268
1900ss — 737
1910ss — 6,141
1920ss — 44,174
1930ss 11 115,505
1940ss 6 151,493
1950ss 8 114,983
1960ss 5 46,126
1970ss — 11,995
1980ss 5 5,908
1990ss 60 3,910
2000ss 47 3,376
2010ss 10 3,159
2020ss — 1,277

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joycelin Joyce
2014 — 353
2015 5 332
2016 — 385
2017 — 325
2018 — 284
2019 — 287
2020 — 260
2021 — 273
2022 — 268
2023 — 236
2024 — 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, 1936–2015.

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