Joyful vs Joycelyn

Side-by-side comparison of Joyful and Joycelyn — 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

Joycelyn

Girl name · Rank #8449

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Metric Joyful Joycelyn
Current Rank Unranked #8449
Total Births (all years) 47 6,605
Peak Year 2021 1955
Peak Year Births 10 156
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2012 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Joyful Joycelyn
1910ss — 26
1920ss — 326
1930ss — 749
1940ss — 736
1950ss — 1,128
1960ss — 896
1970ss — 575
1980ss — 614
1990ss — 664
2000ss — 491
2010ss 31 299
2020ss 16 101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joyful Joycelyn
2014 6 27
2015 — 16
2016 5 26
2017 7 36
2018 5 27
2019 — 39
2020 — 22
2021 10 22
2022 6 27
2023 — 18
2024 — 12

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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