Girls' name · since 1937
Joyclyn
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 86 babies named Joyclyn, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 86
- total births
- 1937–1991
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Joyclyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Joyclyn recorded 86 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1991.
- 86 total births
- 1937–1991 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joyclyn's 86 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joyclyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joyclyn splits its recorded history at 1969: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joyclyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1991
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Joyclyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Joyclyn's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Joyclyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Joyclyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1937–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joyclyn: Baby Name Since 1937 - 86 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joyclyn. 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 Joyclyn 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.