Joye vs Joyce

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

Name A

Joye

Girl name

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Name B

Joyce

Girl name · Rank #1041

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Metric Joye Joyce
Current Rank Unranked #1041
Total Births (all years) 3,467 509,102
Peak Year 1932 1942
Peak Year Births 77 16,728
Peak Decade 1930ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1907 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Joye Joyce
1880ss — 50
1890ss — 268
1900ss 16 737
1910ss 124 6,141
1920ss 424 44,174
1930ss 628 115,505
1940ss 584 151,493
1950ss 593 114,983
1960ss 434 46,126
1970ss 315 11,995
1980ss 138 5,908
1990ss 96 3,910
2000ss 56 3,376
2010ss 44 3,159
2020ss 15 1,277

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joye Joyce
2014 — 353
2015 6 332
2016 7 385
2017 9 325
2018 5 284
2019 5 287
2020 7 260
2021 8 273
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, 1907–2021.

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