Unisex name · since 1915
Joie
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,968 babies named Joie, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,791 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,968
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joie is the #2791 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,968 recorded since 1915.
Joie has 2,968 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2791 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,791 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,968 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joie ranks #3,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,791 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,968 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,791 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,968
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joie's 2,968 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joie compares
2,968 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joie's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,968 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joie's full recorded timeline at 1974, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Joie popularity over time - boys
242 total births recorded since 1928 (Joie as boys' name)
Joie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (592 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Joie's strongest decade.
592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Joie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s 183
1960s
183 births
- 1970s
1970s
382 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
311 births
- 2000s
2000s
592 births
- 2010s
2010s
517 births
- 2020s
2020s
387 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 592 births (20% of all-time use).
How Joie 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 Joie's total volume
Joie by state
Where Joie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 340 | 11.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 102 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 75 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 51 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 8 | 0.3% |
340 of 2,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Joie appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joie's data
- Joie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (592 total births) through the 2020s (387) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Joies (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joie 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 August 2026.