Joyce

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Joyce is a given name of English, Norman French origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 511,995 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 509,102 as girls and 2,893 as boys. Joyce gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1942 and has since declined significantly. It is the #130 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	251
2023	242
2022	268
2021	279
2020	265
2019	294
2018	284
2017	331
2016	390
2015	340
2014	360
2013	333
2012	304
2011	264
2010	303
2009	287
2008	318
2007	347
2006	325
2005	324
2004	351
2003	345
2002	358
2001	370
2000	367
1999	337
1998	332
1997	331
1996	350
1995	376
1994	374
1993	429
1992	441
1991	446
1990	517
1989	500
1988	475
1987	569
1986	551
1985	542
1984	593
1983	635
1982	663
1981	694
1980	739
1979	738
1978	776
1977	854
1976	947
1975	1,126
1974	1,263
1973	1,233
1972	1,358
1971	1,707
1970	2,043
1969	2,239
1968	2,513
1967	2,960
1966	3,409
1965	4,142
1964	4,875
1963	5,240
1962	6,123
1961	7,020
1960	7,783
1959	8,551
1958	9,059
1957	10,192
1956	11,121
1955	11,311
1954	12,120
1953	12,824
1952	13,161
1951	13,505
1950	13,444
1949	13,610
1948	14,416
1947	15,960
1946	15,265
1945	13,996
1944	14,832
1943	16,567
1942	16,807
1941	15,749
1940	14,885
1939	13,455
1938	12,769
1937	11,895
1936	12,060
1935	11,454
1934	11,528
1933	11,250
1932	11,453
1931	10,664
1930	9,734
1929	8,672
1928	7,311
1927	6,762
1926	5,758
1925	4,407
1924	3,584
1923	2,709
1922	2,056
1921	1,893
1920	1,585
1919	1,301
1918	1,307
1917	1,061
1916	782
1915	677
1914	474
1913	284
1912	236
1911	143
1910	135
1909	96
1908	110
1907	86
1906	77
1905	86
1904	56
1903	73
1902	69
1901	43
1900	64
1899	45
1898	40
1897	27
1896	37
1895	29
1894	22
1893	20
1892	14
1891	17
1890	17
1889	12
1888	11
1887	7
1885	7
1883	6
1882	7