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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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.
See more about Joyce
- 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)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1938 at #11 (12,698 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1924–1966
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1887–2022
- 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
- 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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 181 of them was named Joyce, which outranked 99.6% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 70,510 of them was named Joyce, which outranked 68.2% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,385Vinson31
- #1,385Walt31
- #1,385Wayland31
- #1,418Joyce30
- #1,418Addison30
- #1,418Anastacio30
- #1,418Armond30
- #1,443Adalberto29
- #1,443Adrain29
- #1,443Alfonza29
Tied with 24 names at #1,418; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.