Total births
557
Girls' name · since 1921
Joice
557 babies named Joice in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 557
- total births
- 1921–2017
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Joice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 557 have been recorded since 1921.
Joice has 557 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2017.
- 557 total births
- 1921–2017 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
557 girls have been named Joice since 1921, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2017.
- 557
- total births
- 1921–2017
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Joice was born in this single decade.
1942
Single peak year
24 babies were named Joice in 1942 - its busiest year on record.
Joice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joice splits its recorded history at 1948: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joice at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1942
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Joice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2017
- Peak year (1942)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Joice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Joice's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Joice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
123 births
- 1940s
1940s
166 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 166 births (30% of all-time use).
How Joice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joice's total volume
Joice vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joice? ▼
Joice has been given to 557 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 24 babies were born in 1942, its single highest year.
When was Joice most popular? ▼
Joice was most popular in the 1940s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Joice been used? ▼
Joice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 97 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Joice? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joi, Joie, Joia, Joiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Joice's data
- Joice's decade-level peak was the 1940s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Joice
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joice: Baby Name Since 1921 - 557 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joice. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.