Joyous vs Joy

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

Name A

Joyous

Girl name

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Name B

Joy

Girl name · Rank #442

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Metric Joyous Joy
Current Rank Unranked #442
Total Births (all years) 135 139,933
Peak Year 1987 1957
Peak Year Births 7 2,929
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Joyous 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 5 20,119
1980ss 19 11,680
1990ss 17 6,183
2000ss 36 5,933
2010ss 40 7,662
2020ss 18 3,634

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joyous Joy
2014 6 698
2015 7 734
2016 — 954
2017 6 968
2018 7 902
2019 7 917
2020 6 788
2021 7 779
2022 5 685
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, 1978–2022.

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