Girls' name · since 1931
Joyceann
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.
- #16,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Joyceann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 277 have been recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Joyceann recorded 277 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2015.
- #16,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 277 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joyceann ranks #16,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Joyceann's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Joyceann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joyceann's full recorded timeline at 1952, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joyceann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2015
- Peak year (1944)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Joyceann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (115 births, 42% of the file).
1940s was Joyceann's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Joyceann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 115 births (42% of all-time use).
Joyceann by state
Where Joyceann concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joyceann's data
- Joyceann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Joyceanns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Joyceann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1931–2015 (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 Joyceann 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.