Joyous vs Joyce

Side-by-side comparison of Joyous and Joyce — 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

Joyce

Girl name · Rank #1041

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Metric Joyous Joyce
Current Rank Unranked #1041
Total Births (all years) 135 509,102
Peak Year 1987 1942
Peak Year Births 7 16,728
Peak Decade 2010ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Joyous Joyce
1880ss — 50
1890ss — 268
1900ss — 737
1910ss — 6,141
1920ss — 44,174
1930ss — 115,505
1940ss — 151,493
1950ss — 114,983
1960ss — 46,126
1970ss 5 11,995
1980ss 19 5,908
1990ss 17 3,910
2000ss 36 3,376
2010ss 40 3,159
2020ss 18 1,277

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joyous Joyce
2014 6 353
2015 7 332
2016 — 385
2017 6 325
2018 7 284
2019 7 287
2020 6 260
2021 7 273
2022 5 268
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, 1978–2022.

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