Baby names
How popular is the name Joy?
In 2025, 747 baby girls in the U.S. were named Joy, the 419th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1957, when 2,929 girls got the name. 140,694 girls have been named Joy since 1880. It was also given to 27 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#419
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
747
girls named Joy
Peak year
1957
2,929 girls
Girls named Joy each year since 1880
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The numbers for Joy (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 747 |
| 2024 | 707 |
| 2023 | 683 |
| 2022 | 688 |
| 2021 | 779 |
| 2020 | 788 |
| 2019 | 918 |
| 2018 | 902 |
| 2017 | 968 |
| 2016 | 954 |
| 2015 | 734 |
| 2014 | 699 |
| 2013 | 653 |
| 2012 | 622 |
| 2011 | 585 |
| 2010 | 632 |
| 2009 | 587 |
| 2008 | 575 |
| 2007 | 604 |
| 2006 | 608 |
| 2005 | 584 |
| 2004 | 615 |
| 2003 | 583 |
| 2002 | 590 |
| 2001 | 580 |
| 2000 | 607 |
| 1999 | 596 |
| 1998 | 583 |
| 1997 | 580 |
| 1996 | 587 |
| 1995 | 593 |
| 1994 | 589 |
| 1993 | 632 |
| 1992 | 616 |
| 1991 | 710 |
| 1990 | 697 |
| 1989 | 802 |
| 1988 | 837 |
| 1987 | 862 |
| 1986 | 1,036 |
| 1985 | 1,123 |
| 1984 | 1,155 |
| 1983 | 1,191 |
| 1982 | 1,335 |
| 1981 | 1,622 |
| 1980 | 1,717 |
| 1979 | 1,821 |
| 1978 | 1,946 |
| 1977 | 2,100 |
| 1976 | 2,076 |
| 1975 | 2,306 |
| 1974 | 2,757 |
| 1973 | 1,697 |
| 1972 | 1,817 |
| 1971 | 1,826 |
| 1970 | 1,773 |
| 1969 | 1,691 |
| 1968 | 1,904 |
| 1967 | 1,885 |
| 1966 | 2,090 |
| 1965 | 1,975 |
| 1964 | 2,219 |
| 1963 | 2,181 |
| 1962 | 2,426 |
| 1961 | 2,609 |
| 1960 | 2,776 |
| 1959 | 2,880 |
| 1958 | 2,764 |
| 1957 | 2,929 |
| 1956 | 2,819 |
| 1955 | 2,389 |
| 1954 | 2,367 |
| 1953 | 2,307 |
| 1952 | 2,276 |
| 1951 | 2,012 |
| 1950 | 1,775 |
| 1949 | 1,642 |
| 1948 | 1,627 |
| 1947 | 1,815 |
| 1946 | 1,573 |
| 1945 | 1,389 |
| 1944 | 1,456 |
| 1943 | 1,610 |
| 1942 | 1,592 |
| 1941 | 1,550 |
| 1940 | 1,310 |
| 1939 | 1,259 |
| 1938 | 1,372 |
| 1937 | 1,236 |
| 1936 | 1,483 |
| 1935 | 1,349 |
| 1934 | 1,342 |
| 1933 | 1,291 |
| 1932 | 1,361 |
| 1931 | 1,224 |
| 1930 | 1,268 |
| 1929 | 1,138 |
| 1928 | 1,091 |
| 1927 | 1,127 |
| 1926 | 892 |
| 1925 | 772 |
| 1924 | 578 |
| 1923 | 540 |
| 1922 | 447 |
| 1921 | 392 |
| 1920 | 376 |
| 1919 | 322 |
| 1918 | 303 |
| 1917 | 256 |
| 1916 | 214 |
| 1915 | 190 |
| 1914 | 158 |
| 1913 | 120 |
| 1912 | 68 |
| 1911 | 63 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1909 | 54 |
| 1908 | 38 |
| 1907 | 38 |
| 1906 | 40 |
| 1905 | 38 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1903 | 30 |
| 1902 | 38 |
| 1901 | 25 |
| 1900 | 27 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1897 | 30 |
| 1896 | 18 |
| 1895 | 24 |
| 1894 | 21 |
| 1893 | 10 |
| 1892 | 16 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1889 | 20 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Boys named Joy each year since 1880
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The numbers for Joy (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1989 | 16 |
| 1988 | 19 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1983 | 13 |
| 1982 | 16 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1974 | 24 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1970 | 16 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1968 | 14 |
| 1967 | 14 |
| 1966 | 18 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 19 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1961 | 23 |
| 1960 | 20 |
| 1959 | 17 |
| 1958 | 26 |
| 1957 | 16 |
| 1956 | 15 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1954 | 20 |
| 1953 | 9 |
| 1952 | 28 |
| 1951 | 15 |
| 1950 | 20 |
| 1949 | 19 |
| 1948 | 17 |
| 1947 | 16 |
| 1946 | 19 |
| 1945 | 16 |
| 1944 | 27 |
| 1943 | 28 |
| 1942 | 37 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1940 | 29 |
| 1939 | 27 |
| 1938 | 25 |
| 1937 | 45 |
| 1936 | 47 |
| 1935 | 42 |
| 1934 | 41 |
| 1933 | 39 |
| 1932 | 39 |
| 1931 | 52 |
| 1930 | 52 |
| 1929 | 44 |
| 1928 | 47 |
| 1927 | 63 |
| 1926 | 49 |
| 1925 | 61 |
| 1924 | 44 |
| 1923 | 40 |
| 1922 | 66 |
| 1921 | 47 |
| 1920 | 48 |
| 1919 | 58 |
| 1918 | 37 |
| 1917 | 41 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1915 | 35 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1913 | 22 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.