Recorded 1937–1991 Girls' name Peak 1958 86 births

Joyclyn — girls' name

86 babies named Joyclyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s161960s231970s51980s211990s10
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Joyclyn was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Joyclyn in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyclyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Joyclyn between 1937 and 1991, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyclyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyclyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joyclyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyclyn 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 86 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.

Joyclyn at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

86

Since 1937

55 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1937

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1991

Joyclyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1937

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4681012 19911989198019691964195819401937 5

Joyclyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 27% of Joyclyn's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s161960s231970s51980s211990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyclyn?
86 babies have been named Joyclyn since 1937. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Joyclyn most popular?
Joyclyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Joyclyn been used?
Joyclyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 55 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Joyclyn?
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, 1937–1991 (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.