Joyce Girl
How popular is Joyce?
#1,071 girl name in 2025
226 baby girls were named Joyce in the US in 2025, making it the 1071st most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
289,462living people named Joyce (est.)
75median age of people named Joyce
512,232babies named Joyce since 1880
1 in 14,229US babies born in 2025
Joyce popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,071 for girls (▼ 30 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 226 girls, 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #844 in 2015, #976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1942 (16,728 girls) |
| Highest rank | #11 in 1937 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Joyce is most popular
Babies named Joyce per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Kentucky: 0.3 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (116 girls)
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (188 girls)
Joyce by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #740 |
| 1890s | 268 | #433 |
| 1900s | 737 | #348 |
| 1910s | 6,141 | #170 |
| 1920s | 44,174 | #23 |
| 1930s | 115,506 | #11 |
| 1940s | 151,494 | #13 |
| 1950s | 114,984 | #26 |
| 1960s | 46,125 | #58 |
| 1970s | 11,992 | #164 |
| 1980s | 5,908 | #330 |
| 1990s | 3,910 | #478 |
| 2000s | 3,376 | #667 |
| 2010s | 3,159 | #738 |
| 2020s | 1,508 | #954 |
Girl names about as popular as Joyce
Questions
- Is Joyce a boy or girl name?
- Joyce is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Joyce were girls.
- How popular is the name Joyce?
- 226 baby girls were named Joyce in the US in 2025, making it the 1071st most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
- When was Joyce most popular?
- Joyce peaked in 1942, when 16,728 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #11, held for 2 years starting in 1937.
- How many people are named Joyce?
- 512,232 babies have been named Joyce in the US since 1880. We estimate about 289,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 75.
- Where is Joyce most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joyce was most common in Kentucky, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.