Joy

#419 for girls in 2025, 747 births · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to girls 98.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
#109
1974 · 2,757 births
Debut · girls
1885
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
140,694
since 1885

Joy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Joy has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #109, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#419747#3,94927
2024#440707#4,89020
2023#450683#5,92715
2022#461688#4,85020
2021#407779#6,33513
2020#395788#5,04118
2019#343918#6,10414
2018#353902#7,13611
2017#335968#5,29717
2016#352954#7,60510
2015#430734#6,67612
2014#457699#4,26323
2013#470653#5,92314
2012#495622#7,05011
2011#502585#7,50210
2010#477632#5,25117
2009#516587#7,69210
2008#535575#9,0198
2007#520604#7,09411
2006#501608#7,9989
2005#510584#7,6409
2004#479615#9,9486
2003#494583#5,87712
2002#476590#6,52210
2001#480580#8,3397
2000#457607#5,92011
1999#448596#6,5309
1998#442583#9,6315
1997#438580#4,66813
1996#434587#4,61313
1995#434593#7,7926
1994#428589#5,10911
1993#399632#4,22714
1992#409616#6,1288
1991#362710#3,46217
1990#375697#3,46717
1989#316802#3,44616
1988#295837#2,86019
1987#286862#3,73112
1986#2491,036#3,88211
1985#2301,123#3,40113
1984#2241,155#3,70111
1983#2111,191#3,23013
1982#2031,335#2,83116
1981#1701,622#3,22113
1980#1651,717#4,1349
1979#1541,821#2,15723
1978#1391,946#3,07013
1977#1362,100#2,45818
1976#1322,076#2,70915
1975#1232,306#3,42810
1974#1092,757#1,88624
1973#1621,697#2,51315
1972#1601,817#2,99111
1971#1691,826#2,97311
1970#1841,773#2,29316
1969#1871,691#1,91419
1968#1701,904#2,20014
1967#1691,885#2,13914
1966#1652,090#1,81418
1965#1771,975#3,2447
1964#1752,219#1,85019
1963#1782,181#2,04416
1962#1692,426#2,03516
1961#1582,609#1,68623
1960#1522,776#1,81220
1959#1462,880#1,97417
1958#1472,764#1,53426
1957#1432,929#2,01916
1956#1402,819#2,09115
1955#1522,389#1,90217
1954#1512,367#1,70620
1953#1512,307#2,7099
1952#1492,276#1,43028
1951#1552,012#1,97215
1950#1591,775#1,65720
1949#1711,642#1,70219
1948#1711,627#1,81717
1947#1661,815#1,91616
1946#1701,573#1,64219
1945#1681,389#1,69716
1944#1631,456#1,28227
1943#1571,610#1,30828
1942#1541,592#1,11937
1941#1501,550#1,33325
1940#1601,310#1,25129
1939#1661,259#1,27227
1938#1591,372#1,33725
1937#1621,236#93245
1936#1441,483#89347
1935#1481,349#98042
1934#1521,342#1,00741
1933#1471,291#1,02839
1932#1471,361#1,07739
1931#1521,224#88752
1930#1631,268#92852
1929#1771,138#1,02644
1928#1881,091#1,00347
1927#1831,127#84963
1926#210892#98049
1925#236772#85161
1924#273578#1,07144
1923#277540#1,12840
1922#309447#84066
1921#332392#1,01847
1920#336376#98748
1919#358322#86758
1918#377303#1,12437
1917#393256#1,01741
1916#429214#98442
1915#445190#1,08235
1914#428158#1,18824
1913#453120#1,07522
1912#59168#1,61910
1911#52263#1,5376
1910#60448#98111
1909#50954#1,2776
1908#61738—
1907#60138#1,0947
1906#55540#1,0047
1905#56438#1,0916
1904#55936#76010
1903#59630#7839
1902#51838#7949
1901#63025—
1900#68827#83610
1899#64423#1,0515
1898#75020#1,1215
1897#53730#9426
1896#75418#9826
1895#62224—
1894#64321—
1893#95510—
1892#72616#9566
1891#72714—
1890#87210—
1889#56720—
1888#83710—
1887#9377—
1886#9936—
1885#7459—
1884——
1883—#8925
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1885

The first year at least five girls were named Joy! It came in at #745, and was given to 9 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Joy is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joy, so not publishedAKMaine: #129 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 534 girlsMEVermont: #103 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 359 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #129 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 595 girlsNHWashington: #138 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 606 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 484 girlsIDMontana: #132 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 505 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 663 girlsNDMinnesota: #143 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 687 girlsMNIllinois: #153 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 759 girlsILWisconsin: #125 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 610 girlsWIMichigan: #146 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 754 girlsMINew York: #183 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 975 girlsNYMassachusetts: #141 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 800 girlsMARhode Island: #122 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 670 girlsRIOregon: #133 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 563 girlsORNevada: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 436 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 705 girlsSDIowa: #127 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 550 girlsIAIndiana: #121 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 542 girlsINOhio: #147 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 698 girlsOHPennsylvania: #149 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 729 girlsPANew Jersey: #144 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 746 girlsNJConnecticut: #132 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 656 girlsCTCalifornia: #170 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 784 girlsCAUtah: #127 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 516 girlsUTColorado: #175 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 773 girlsCONebraska: #112 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 462 girlsNEMissouri: #133 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 578 girlsMOKentucky: #127 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 645 girlsKYWest Virginia: #137 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 716 girlsWVVirginia: #144 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 729 girlsVAMaryland: #131 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 639 girlsMDDelaware: #116 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 458 girlsDEArizona: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 826 girlsAZNew Mexico: #233 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsNMKansas: #122 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 526 girlsKSArkansas: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 815 girlsARTennessee: #105 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 489 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #109 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 535 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #136 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 624 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #167 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 845 girlsDCOklahoma: #109 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 496 girlsOKLouisiana: #176 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 914 girlsLAMississippi: #184 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 904 girlsMSAlabama: #174 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 857 girlsALGeorgia: #109 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 470 girlsGAHawaii: #38 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 169 girlsHITexas: #175 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 796 girlsTXFlorida: #116 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 522 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#38 · 1 in 169
  2. Vermont#103 · 1 in 359
  3. Tennessee#105 · 1 in 489
  4. Georgia#109 · 1 in 470
  5. Oklahoma#109 · 1 in 496

Best ever in a state: #32 in Hawaii, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#38351 in 169
Vermont#103101 in 359
Tennessee#105751 in 489
Georgia#109961 in 470
North Carolina#109921 in 535
Oklahoma#109431 in 496
Nebraska#112301 in 462
Delaware#116101 in 458
Florida#116911 in 522
Indiana#121931 in 542
Kansas#122401 in 526
Rhode Island#122121 in 670
Wisconsin#125711 in 610
Iowa#127501 in 550
Kentucky#127511 in 645
Utah#127201 in 516
Maine#129181 in 534
New Hampshire#12991 in 595
Maryland#131471 in 639
Connecticut#132371 in 656
Montana#132131 in 505
Idaho#133131 in 484
Missouri#133771 in 578
Oregon#133271 in 563
Nevada#13451 in 436
South Carolina#136431 in 624
West Virginia#137271 in 716
Washington#138471 in 606
Massachusetts#141671 in 800
Minnesota#143551 in 687
New Jersey#144771 in 746
Virginia#144561 in 729
Michigan#1461221 in 754
Ohio#1471531 in 698
Pennsylvania#1491591 in 729
Illinois#1531401 in 759
Arkansas#160221 in 815
North Dakota#160101 in 663
South Dakota#165101 in 705
District of Columbia#167161 in 845
California#1702081 in 784
Alabama#174421 in 857
Colorado#175241 in 773
Texas#1751411 in 796
Louisiana#176431 in 914
New York#1831741 in 975
Mississippi#184281 in 904
Arizona#199171 in 826
New Mexico#233111 in 1,046
Alaska———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Joy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#440 → #419)
  • 24 spots since 2020 (#395 → #419)
  • 11 spots since 2015 (#430 → #419)
  • Biggest jump: 312 spots in 1894 (#955 → #643)
  • Biggest drop: 305 spots in 1890 (#567 → #872)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1974 at #109 (2,757 births)
  • Births halved by 1982, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 141 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1885–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 532
  • Highest: 1 in 532 girls born in 1974 were named Joy (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,152 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 17.4% of all girls named Joy (24,518) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s52#567 (1889)#816
1890s186#537 (1897)#723
1900s364#509 (1909)#584
1910s1,742#358 (1919)#460
1920s7,353#177 (1929)#252
1930s13,185#144 (1936)#154
1940s15,564#150 (1941)#163
1950s24,518#140 (1956)#149
1960s21,756#152 (1960)#170
1970s20,119#109 (1974)#147
1980s11,680#165 (1980)#235
1990s6,183#362 (1991)#417
2000s5,933#457 (2000)#497
2010s7,667#335 (2017)#421
2020s4,392#395 (2020)#429

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joy in 1958

girls
#147
2,764 births · 1 in 728 girls
boys
#1,534
26 births · 1 in 81,631 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #147Joy2,764

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #1,534Joy26
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 728 of them was named Joy, which outranked 97.9% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joy
  1. #144Belinda2,822
  2. #145Gina2,819
  3. #146Patty2,789
  4. #147Joy2,764
  5. #148Vanessa2,744
  6. #149Norma2,737
  7. #150Vicky2,671
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 81,631 of them was named Joy, which outranked 65.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joy
  1. #1,511Tino27
  2. #1,511Turner27
  3. #1,511Wylie27
  4. #1,534Joy26
  5. #1,534Britton26
  6. #1,534Conrado26
  7. #1,534Demetrio26
  8. #1,557Abelardo25
  9. #1,557Arno25
  10. #1,557Arvil25

Tied with 22 names at #1,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →