Girls' name · since 1907
Joye
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 3,473 babies named Joye, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,473
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Joye currently ranks #13274 among girls' names in America, with 3,473 babies recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Joye recorded 3,473 times among girls since 1907, holding rank #13274 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #3,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,473 born since 1907
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joye ranks #3,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,473 born since 1907, peaking in the 1930s.
- #3,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,473
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Joye's 3,473 recorded births place it above 95.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Joye compares
3,473 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joye's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joye | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,473 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joye's full recorded timeline at 1962, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1932)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Joye popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1924 (Joye as boys' name)
Joye by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (628 births, 18% of the file).
1930s was Joye's strongest decade.
628 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Joye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 124
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
424 births
- 1930s
1930s
628 births
- 1940s
1940s
584 births
- 1950s
1950s
593 births
- 1960s
1960s
434 births
- 1970s
1970s
315 births
- 1980s 138
1980s
138 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 628 births (18% of all-time use).
How Joye compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joye's total volume
Joye by state
Where Joye concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 7.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 127 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 104 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 49 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.2% |
| #6 | California | | 39 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 35 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 0.8% |
246 of 3,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Joye appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joye's data
- Joye's decade-level peak was the 1930s (628 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joyes (246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Joye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Joye 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.