Recorded 1912–2023 Girls' name Peak 1933 492 births

Joycie — girls' name

492 babies named Joycie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s751930s1581940s1241950s661960s242010s112020s5
1930s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Joycie was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

21 babies were named Joycie in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joycie

The Social Security Administration has registered 492 babies named Joycie between 1912 and 2023, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joycie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joycie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Joycie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Joycie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joycie 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 492 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.

Joycie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

492

Since 1912

112 years of records

Peak year

1933

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1912

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2023

Joycie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1912

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1933)
21
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
0510152025 202319601952194619401934192819211912 7

Joycie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
158 births that decade — 32% of Joycie's all-time total
1910s291920s751930s1581940s1241950s661960s242010s112020s5

Joycie by state

Where Joycie concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Joycie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
71 14.4%
#2 Texas
23 4.7%
Louisiana share of Joycie's total US births 14.4%
Even split

71 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joycie?
492 babies have been named Joycie since 1912. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1933 with 21 births.
When was Joycie most popular?
Joycie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Joycie most popular?
The top states for the name Joycie are Louisiana (71 births), Texas (23 births).
How long has the name Joycie been used?
Joycie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 112 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Joycie?
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, 1912–2023 (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.