Joyful vs Joy

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

Name A

Joyful

Girl name

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Name B

Joy

Girl name · Rank #442

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Metric Joyful Joy
Current Rank Unranked #442
Total Births (all years) 47 139,933
Peak Year 2021 1957
Peak Year Births 10 2,929
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2012 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Joyful Joy
1880ss — 52
1890ss — 186
1900ss — 364
1910ss — 1,742
1920ss — 7,353
1930ss — 13,185
1940ss — 15,565
1950ss — 24,518
1960ss — 21,757
1970ss — 20,119
1980ss — 11,680
1990ss — 6,183
2000ss — 5,933
2010ss 31 7,662
2020ss 16 3,634

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joyful Joy
2014 6 698
2015 — 734
2016 5 954
2017 7 968
2018 5 902
2019 — 917
2020 — 788
2021 10 779
2022 6 685
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, 2012–2022.

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