Girls' name · since 1975
Joyal
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Joyal, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 19
- total births
- 1975–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Joyal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Joyal recorded 19 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1976.
- 19 total births
- 1975–1976 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joyal's 19 recorded births place it above 35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joyal's full recorded timeline at 1976, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1976
- Peak year (1975)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Joyal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Joyal's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Joyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joyal: Baby Name Since 1975 - 19 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joyal. 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 Joyal 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 July 2026.