Data through 2025

Joy name popularity in the United States

Joy ranked #419 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 747 girls named Joy.

Rank#419

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded747

SSA

Peak year1957

2,929 recorded

Five-year change-5.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Joy for boys and girls

Girls

747

96.5% in 2025 · data from 1885 to 2025

Boys

27

3.5% in 2025 · data from 1883 to 2025

Joy in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys27#3949
2025girls747#419
2024boys20#4890
2024girls707#440
2023boys15#5927
2023girls683#450
2022boys20#4850
2022girls688#461
2021boys13#6335
2021girls779#407
2020boys18#5041
2020girls788#395
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys27#3949
2025girls747#419
2024boys20#4890
2024girls707#440
2023boys15#5927
2023girls683#450
2022boys20#4850
2022girls688#461
2021boys13#6335
2021girls779#407
2020boys18#5041
2020girls788#395
2019boys14#6104
2019girls918#343
2018boys11#7136
2018girls902#353
2017boys17#5297
2017girls968#335
2016boys10#7605
2016girls954#352
2015boys12#6676
2015girls734#430
2014boys23#4263
2014girls699#457
2013boys14#5923
2013girls653#470
2012boys11#7050
2012girls622#495
2011boys10#7502
2011girls585#502
2010boys17#5251
2010girls632#477
2009boys10#7692
2009girls587#516
2008boys8#9019
2008girls575#535
2007boys11#7094
2007girls604#520
2006boys9#7998
2006girls608#501
2005boys9#7640
2005girls584#510
2004boys6#9948
2004girls615#479
2003boys12#5877
2003girls583#494
2002boys10#6522
2002girls590#476
2001boys7#8339
2001girls580#480
2000boys11#5920
2000girls607#457
1999boys9#6530
1999girls596#448
1998boys5#9631
1998girls583#442
1997boys13#4668
1997girls580#438
1996boys13#4613
1996girls587#434
1995boys6#7792
1995girls593#434
1994boys11#5109
1994girls589#428
1993boys14#4227
1993girls632#399
1992boys8#6128
1992girls616#409
1991boys17#3462
1991girls710#362
1990boys17#3467
1990girls697#375
1989boys16#3446
1989girls802#316
1988boys19#2860
1988girls837#295
1987boys12#3731
1987girls862#286
1986boys11#3882
1986girls1,036#249
1985boys13#3401
1985girls1,123#230
1984boys11#3701
1984girls1,155#224
1983boys13#3230
1983girls1,191#211
1982boys16#2831
1982girls1,335#203
1981boys13#3221
1981girls1,622#170
1980boys9#4134
1980girls1,717#165
1979boys23#2157
1979girls1,821#154
1978boys13#3070
1978girls1,946#139
1977boys18#2458
1977girls2,100#136
1976boys15#2709
1976girls2,076#132
1975boys10#3428
1975girls2,306#123
1974boys24#1886
1974girls2,757#109
1973boys15#2513
1973girls1,697#162
1972boys11#2991
1972girls1,817#160
1971boys11#2973
1971girls1,826#169
1970boys16#2293
1970girls1,773#184
1969boys19#1914
1969girls1,691#187
1968boys14#2200
1968girls1,904#170
1967boys14#2139
1967girls1,885#169
1966boys18#1814
1966girls2,090#165
1965boys7#3244
1965girls1,975#177
1964boys19#1850
1964girls2,219#175
1963boys16#2044
1963girls2,181#178
1962boys16#2035
1962girls2,426#169
1961boys23#1686
1961girls2,609#158
1960boys20#1812
1960girls2,776#152
1959boys17#1974
1959girls2,880#146
1958boys26#1534
1958girls2,764#147
1957boys16#2019
1957girls2,929#143
1956boys15#2091
1956girls2,819#140
1955boys17#1902
1955girls2,389#152
1954boys20#1706
1954girls2,367#151
1953boys9#2709
1953girls2,307#151
1952boys28#1430
1952girls2,276#149
1951boys15#1972
1951girls2,012#155
1950boys20#1657
1950girls1,775#159
1949boys19#1702
1949girls1,642#171
1948boys17#1817
1948girls1,627#171
1947boys16#1916
1947girls1,815#166
1946boys19#1642
1946girls1,573#170
1945boys16#1697
1945girls1,389#168
1944boys27#1282
1944girls1,456#163
1943boys28#1308
1943girls1,610#157
1942boys37#1119
1942girls1,592#154
1941boys25#1333
1941girls1,550#150
1940boys29#1251
1940girls1,310#160
1939boys27#1272
1939girls1,259#166
1938boys25#1337
1938girls1,372#159
1937boys45#932
1937girls1,236#162
1936boys47#893
1936girls1,483#144
1935boys42#980
1935girls1,349#148
1934boys41#1007
1934girls1,342#152
1933boys39#1028
1933girls1,291#147
1932boys39#1077
1932girls1,361#147
1931boys52#887
1931girls1,224#152
1930boys52#928
1930girls1,268#163
1929boys44#1026
1929girls1,138#177
1928boys47#1003
1928girls1,091#188
1927boys63#849
1927girls1,127#183
1926boys49#980
1926girls892#210
1925boys61#851
1925girls772#236
1924boys44#1071
1924girls578#273
1923boys40#1128
1923girls540#277
1922boys66#840
1922girls447#309
1921boys47#1018
1921girls392#332
1920boys48#987
1920girls376#336
1919boys58#867
1919girls322#358
1918boys37#1124
1918girls303#377
1917boys41#1017
1917girls256#393
1916boys42#984
1916girls214#429
1915boys35#1082
1915girls190#445
1914boys24#1188
1914girls158#428
1913boys22#1075
1913girls120#453
1912boys10#1619
1912girls68#591
1911boys6#1537
1911girls63#522
1910boys11#981
1910girls48#604
1909boys6#1277
1909girls54#509
1908girls38#617
1907boys7#1094
1907girls38#601
1906boys7#1004
1906girls40#555
1905boys6#1091
1905girls38#564
1904boys10#760
1904girls36#559
1903boys9#783
1903girls30#596
1902boys9#794
1902girls38#518
1901girls25#630
1900boys10#836
1900girls27#688
1899boys5#1051
1899girls23#644
1898boys5#1121
1898girls20#750
1897boys6#942
1897girls30#537
1896boys6#982
1896girls18#754
1895girls24#622
1894girls21#643
1893girls10#955
1892boys6#956
1892girls16#726
1891girls14#727
1890girls10#872
1889girls20#567
1888girls10#837
1887girls7#937
1886girls6#993
1885girls9#745
1883boys5#892

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Joy’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+1.8%
Change since peak-74.5%