Recorded 1931–2015 Girls' name Peak 1944 277 births

Joyceann — girls' name

277 babies named Joyceann in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s411940s1151950s511960s201970s261980s172010s7
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Joyceann was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

19 babies were named Joyceann in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyceann

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Joyceann between 1931 and 2015, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyceann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyceann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joyceann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joyceann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyceann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 277 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joyceann at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

277

Since 1931

85 years of records

Peak year

1944

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1931

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2015

Joyceann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1931

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1944)
19
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
05101520 20151976196219531948194319381931 8

Joyceann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
115 births that decade — 42% of Joyceann's all-time total
1930s411940s1151950s511960s201970s261980s172010s7

Joyceann by state

Where Joyceann concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joyceann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Joyceann's total US births 1.8%

5 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyceann?
277 babies have been named Joyceann since 1931. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1944 with 19 births.
When was Joyceann most popular?
Joyceann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Joyceann most popular?
The top states for the name Joyceann are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Joyceann been used?
Joyceann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 85 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Joyceann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joyce, Joy, Joycelyn, Joye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.