Recorded 1931–1961 Girls' name Peak 1952 188 births

Joyice — girls' name

188 babies named Joyice in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s311940s541950s871960s16
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Joyice was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joyice in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyice

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Joyice between 1931 and 1961, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joyice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyice 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 188 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.

Joyice at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

188

Since 1931

31 years of records

Peak year

1952

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1931

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1961

Joyice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1931

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1952)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 196119581955195219491946194019351931 5

Joyice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
87 births that decade — 46% of Joyice's all-time total
1930s311940s541950s871960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyice?
188 babies have been named Joyice since 1931. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1952 with 14 births.
When was Joyice most popular?
Joyice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Joyice been used?
Joyice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 31 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Joyice?
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, 1931–1961 (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.