Recorded 1958–1978 Girls' name Peak 1958 10 births

Joyette — girls' name

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

1950s51970s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Joyette was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

5 babies were named Joyette in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyette

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Joyette between 1958 and 1978, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joyette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyette 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 10 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.

Joyette at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

10

Since 1958

21 years of records

Peak year

1958

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1958

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1978

Joyette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1958

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1958)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 19781958 5

Joyette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Joyette's all-time total
1950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyette?
10 babies have been named Joyette since 1958. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1958 with 5 births.
When was Joyette most popular?
Joyette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Joyette been used?
Joyette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 21 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Joyette?
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, 1958–1978 (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.