Joy

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Joy is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 142,535 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 139,933 as girls and 2,602 as boys. Joy gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #527 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 722
2023 695
2022 705
2021 792
2020 806
2019 931
2018 913
2017 985
2016 964
2015 746
2014 721
2013 665
2012 633
2011 595
2010 648
2009 597
2008 583
2007 615
2006 617
2005 593
2004 621
2003 595
2002 600
2001 587
2000 618
1999 605
1998 588
1997 593
1996 600
1995 599
1994 600
1993 646
1992 624
1991 727
1990 714
1989 818
1988 856
1987 874
1986 1,047
1985 1,136
1984 1,166
1983 1,204
1982 1,351
1981 1,635
1980 1,726
1979 1,844
1978 1,959
1977 2,118
1976 2,091
1975 2,316
1974 2,781
1973 1,711
1972 1,828
1971 1,837
1970 1,789
1969 1,710
1968 1,918
1967 1,900
1966 2,108
1965 1,982
1964 2,238
1963 2,197
1962 2,443
1961 2,631
1960 2,796
1959 2,897
1958 2,790
1957 2,945
1956 2,834
1955 2,406
1954 2,387
1953 2,316
1952 2,304
1951 2,027
1950 1,795
1949 1,661
1948 1,644
1947 1,831
1946 1,592
1945 1,406
1944 1,483
1943 1,638
1942 1,629
1941 1,575
1940 1,339
1939 1,286
1938 1,397
1937 1,281
1936 1,530
1935 1,391
1934 1,383
1933 1,330
1932 1,400
1931 1,276
1930 1,320
1929 1,182
1928 1,138
1927 1,190
1926 941
1925 833
1924 622
1923 580
1922 513
1921 439
1920 424
1919 380
1918 340
1917 297
1916 256
1915 225
1914 182
1913 142
1912 78
1911 69
1910 59
1909 60
1908 38
1907 45
1906 47
1905 44
1904 46
1903 39
1902 47
1901 25
1900 37
1899 28
1898 25
1897 36
1896 24
1895 24
1894 21
1893 10
1892 22
1891 14
1890 10
1889 20
1888 10
1887 7
1886 6
1885 9
1883 5