Joyce
#1,071 for girls in 2025, 226 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 12,698 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 509,332since 1882
Joyce over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,071 | 226 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #1,041 | 241 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #1,055 | 237 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #984 | 269 | — | |
| 2021 | #954 | 274 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #976 | 261 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #922 | 287 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #939 | 284 | — | |
| 2017 | #836 | 325 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #738 | 385 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #844 | 332 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #794 | 353 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #820 | 328 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #887 | 298 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #970 | 264 | — | |
| 2010 | #877 | 303 | — | |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | — | |
| 2008 | #875 | 318 | — | |
| 2007 | #838 | 342 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #830 | 325 | — | |
| 2005 | #799 | 324 | — | |
| 2004 | #758 | 345 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #738 | 345 | — | |
| 2002 | #700 | 358 | — | |
| 2001 | #675 | 370 | — | |
| 2000 | #667 | 362 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #675 | 337 | — | |
| 1998 | #685 | 332 | — | |
| 1997 | #664 | 331 | — | |
| 1996 | #650 | 343 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #603 | 372 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #602 | 373 | — | |
| 1993 | #563 | 423 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #534 | 441 | — | |
| 1991 | #521 | 446 | — | |
| 1990 | #479 | 512 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #482 | 489 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #479 | 475 | — | |
| 1987 | #405 | 561 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #410 | 537 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #416 | 537 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #382 | 593 | — | |
| 1983 | #358 | 635 | — | |
| 1982 | #354 | 663 | — | |
| 1981 | #340 | 687 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #330 | 731 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #320 | 737 | — | |
| 1978 | #298 | 776 | — | |
| 1977 | #283 | 846 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #248 | 947 | — | |
| 1975 | #219 | 1,126 | — | |
| 1974 | #201 | 1,263 | — | |
| 1973 | #209 | 1,226 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #206 | 1,348 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #182 | 1,693 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #164 | 2,030 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #148 | 2,227 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #128 | 2,496 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #116 | 2,945 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #100 | 3,399 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #90 | 4,128 | #2,178 | 14 |
| 1964 | #87 | 4,859 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #84 | 5,222 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #74 | 6,096 | #1,515 | 27 |
| 1961 | #62 | 6,996 | #1,635 | 24 |
| 1960 | #58 | 7,757 | #1,581 | 26 |
| 1959 | #50 | 8,520 | #1,416 | 31 |
| 1958 | #46 | 9,034 | #1,511 | 27 |
| 1957 | #40 | 10,155 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #30 | 11,091 | #1,418 | 30 |
| 1955 | #29 | 11,287 | #1,503 | 26 |
| 1954 | #28 | 12,088 | #1,333 | 32 |
| 1953 | #26 | 12,796 | #1,455 | 27 |
| 1952 | #27 | 13,126 | #1,227 | 36 |
| 1951 | #28 | 13,472 | #1,279 | 33 |
| 1950 | #27 | 13,415 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #26 | 13,572 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1948 | #21 | 14,380 | #1,217 | 35 |
| 1947 | #20 | 15,915 | #1,064 | 46 |
| 1946 | #20 | 15,209 | #878 | 56 |
| 1945 | #18 | 13,950 | #954 | 46 |
| 1944 | #18 | 14,770 | #782 | 64 |
| 1943 | #16 | 16,485 | #714 | 81 |
| 1942 | #13 | 16,728 | #722 | 79 |
| 1941 | #13 | 15,684 | #762 | 66 |
| 1940 | #13 | 14,801 | #667 | 83 |
| 1939 | #12 | 13,394 | #770 | 62 |
| 1938 | #11 | 12,698 | #719 | 72 |
| 1937 | #11 | 11,808 | #631 | 86 |
| 1936 | #12 | 11,988 | #698 | 72 |
| 1935 | #12 | 11,368 | #633 | 86 |
| 1934 | #12 | 11,459 | #733 | 69 |
| 1933 | #12 | 11,191 | #799 | 59 |
| 1932 | #12 | 11,362 | #622 | 91 |
| 1931 | #15 | 10,580 | #650 | 84 |
| 1930 | #18 | 9,658 | #718 | 76 |
| 1929 | #23 | 8,596 | #712 | 76 |
| 1928 | #30 | 7,244 | #796 | 67 |
| 1927 | #35 | 6,684 | #742 | 78 |
| 1926 | #44 | 5,704 | #916 | 54 |
| 1925 | #59 | 4,364 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1924 | #83 | 3,533 | #984 | 51 |
| 1923 | #104 | 2,670 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | #126 | 2,016 | #1,120 | 40 |
| 1921 | #137 | 1,840 | #962 | 53 |
| 1920 | #153 | 1,523 | #865 | 62 |
| 1919 | #173 | 1,255 | #999 | 46 |
| 1918 | #170 | 1,261 | #986 | 46 |
| 1917 | #185 | 1,017 | #982 | 44 |
| 1916 | #221 | 746 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | #238 | 640 | #1,054 | 37 |
| 1914 | #248 | 456 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #287 | 273 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #304 | 222 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #339 | 136 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #338 | 135 | — | |
| 1909 | #377 | 96 | — | |
| 1908 | #348 | 105 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #395 | 80 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #392 | 77 | — | |
| 1905 | #380 | 79 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #430 | 56 | — | |
| 1903 | #373 | 73 | — | |
| 1902 | #379 | 69 | — | |
| 1901 | #452 | 43 | — | |
| 1900 | #431 | 59 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #433 | 45 | — | |
| 1898 | #486 | 40 | — | |
| 1897 | #584 | 27 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 | — | |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 | — | |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | — | |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 | — | |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | — | |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Joyce! It came in at #740, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Joyce is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#29 · 1 in 144
- West Virginia#34 · 1 in 141
- South Carolina#42 · 1 in 173
- Arkansas#43 · 1 in 159
- Virginia#45 · 1 in 187
Best ever in a state: #3 in Utah, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #29 | 172 | 1 in 144 |
| West Virginia | #34 | 119 | 1 in 141 |
| South Carolina | #42 | 150 | 1 in 173 |
| Arkansas | #43 | 110 | 1 in 159 |
| Virginia | #45 | 215 | 1 in 187 |
| Maryland | #47 | 162 | 1 in 187 |
| North Carolina | #49 | 247 | 1 in 197 |
| Tennessee | #49 | 185 | 1 in 196 |
| Missouri | #51 | 230 | 1 in 193 |
| Georgia | #52 | 199 | 1 in 224 |
| Delaware | #53 | 23 | 1 in 200 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 151 | 1 in 211 |
| Rhode Island | #55 | 41 | 1 in 201 |
| Pennsylvania | #56 | 492 | 1 in 226 |
| Ohio | #58 | 459 | 1 in 227 |
| Louisiana | #60 | 156 | 1 in 244 |
| Indiana | #61 | 205 | 1 in 243 |
| Kansas | #62 | 85 | 1 in 239 |
| Florida | #63 | 182 | 1 in 275 |
| Illinois | #67 | 384 | 1 in 278 |
| New Hampshire | #67 | 27 | 1 in 208 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 212 | 1 in 255 |
| District of Columbia | #69 | 48 | 1 in 275 |
| New Jersey | #69 | 208 | 1 in 282 |
| Maine | #70 | 41 | 1 in 245 |
| Nebraska | #70 | 55 | 1 in 269 |
| Alabama | #73 | 120 | 1 in 286 |
| Hawaii | #76 | 21 | 1 in 290 |
| Colorado | #77 | 62 | 1 in 321 |
| Iowa | #78 | 99 | 1 in 286 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 23 | 1 in 307 |
| Oklahoma | #79 | 63 | 1 in 331 |
| Nevada | #81 | 11 | 1 in 234 |
| Michigan | #84 | 265 | 1 in 328 |
| New York | #84 | 492 | 1 in 341 |
| Texas | #85 | 305 | 1 in 366 |
| Connecticut | #86 | 73 | 1 in 336 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 112 | 1 in 345 |
| Utah | #89 | 31 | 1 in 342 |
| Washington | #91 | 75 | 1 in 371 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 19 | 1 in 343 |
| Alaska | #96 | 9 | 1 in 299 |
| California | #96 | 413 | 1 in 424 |
| New Mexico | #100 | 35 | 1 in 342 |
| Wisconsin | #103 | 99 | 1 in 446 |
| Arizona | #111 | 37 | 1 in 415 |
| Wyoming | #114 | 8 | 1 in 366 |
| Oregon | #115 | 34 | 1 in 458 |
| Idaho | #123 | 14 | 1 in 452 |
| Vermont | #123 | 7 | 1 in 502 |
| Montana | #162 | 11 | 1 in 589 |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2024 (#1,041 → #1,071)
- 95 spots since 2020 (#976 → #1,071)
- 227 spots since 2015 (#844 → #1,071)
- Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1893 (#796 → #644)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1892 (#644 → #796)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1938 at #11 (12,698 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1924–1966
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1887–2022
Share of babies · girls
1 in 77
- Highest: 1 in 77 girls born in 1941 were named Joyce (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,112 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1938, was only 1 in 87 (1.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 29.7% of all girls named Joyce (151,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #740 (1882) | #814 |
| 1890s | 268 | #433 (1899) | #588 |
| 1900s | 737 | #348 (1908) | #396 |
| 1910s | 6,141 | #170 (1918) | #250 |
| 1920s | 44,174 | #23 (1929) | #79 |
| 1930s | 115,506 | #11 (1938) | #13 |
| 1940s | 151,494 | #13 (1942) | #18 |
| 1950s | 114,984 | #26 (1953) | #33 |
| 1960s | 46,125 | #58 (1960) | #95 |
| 1970s | 11,992 | #164 (1970) | #233 |
| 1980s | 5,908 | #330 (1980) | #396 |
| 1990s | 3,910 | #479 (1990) | #598 |
| 2000s | 3,376 | #667 (2000) | #781 |
| 2010s | 3,159 | #738 (2016) | #863 |
| 2020s | 1,508 | #954 (2021) | #1,014 |
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.
Joyce in 1961
girls
#62
6,996 births · 1 in 289 girls
boys
#1,635
24 births · 1 in 88,508 boys
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 289 of them was named Joyce, which outranked 99.2% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Joyce
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 88,508 of them was named Joyce, which outranked 64.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Joyce
- #1,602Trace25
- #1,602Vernie25
- #1,602Willaim25
- #1,635Joyce24
- #1,635Alvie24
- #1,635Angela24
- #1,635Arvil24
- #1,686Acie23
- #1,686Alain23
- #1,686Annette23
Tied with 50 names at #1,635; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.