Joyous vs Joycelyn

Side-by-side comparison of Joyous and Joycelyn — 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

Joycelyn

Girl name · Rank #8449

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Metric Joyous Joycelyn
Current Rank Unranked #8449
Total Births (all years) 135 6,605
Peak Year 1987 1955
Peak Year Births 7 156
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Joyous Joycelyn
1910ss — 26
1920ss — 326
1930ss — 749
1940ss — 736
1950ss — 1,128
1960ss — 896
1970ss 5 575
1980ss 19 614
1990ss 17 664
2000ss 36 491
2010ss 40 299
2020ss 18 101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joyous Joycelyn
2014 6 27
2015 7 16
2016 — 26
2017 6 36
2018 7 27
2019 7 39
2020 6 22
2021 7 22
2022 5 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, 1978–2022.

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