Joy
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning joy; gladness and pleasure.
Babies a year
971
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#419
up from #442
UK popularity
#542
73 babies · down from #467
How Joy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #430 |
| 2016 | #352 |
| 2017 | #334 |
| 2018 | #353 |
| 2019 | #344 |
| 2020 | #395 |
| 2021 | #406 |
| 2022 | #467 |
| 2023 | #455 |
| 2024 | #442 |
| 2025 | #419 |
In 2025, 73 babies in England and Wales were named Joy. In the US, 971 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,928 in 1957.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joy was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.15% of American babies of that sex.
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