Recorded 1975–1978 Girls' name Peak 1975 89 births

Joyell — girls' name

89 babies named Joyell in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s89
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Joyell was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

51 babies were named Joyell in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyell

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Joyell between 1975 and 1978, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joyell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyell 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 89 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.

Joyell at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

89

Since 1975

4 years of records

Peak year

1975

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1975

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1978

Joyell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1975

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
51
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
0102030405060 1978197719761975 51

Joyell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
89 births that decade — 100% of Joyell's all-time total
1970s89

Joyell by state

Where Joyell concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joyell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 11.2%
New York share of Joyell's total US births 11.2%

10 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyell?
89 babies have been named Joyell since 1975. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1975 with 51 births.
When was Joyell most popular?
Joyell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Joyell most popular?
The top states for the name Joyell are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Joyell been used?
Joyell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 4 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Joyell?
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, 1975–1978 (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.