Baby Name Popularity Profile

Joy

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Joy.

✦ Happiness; great pleasure 🌍 English Virtue Traditional
National Rank (2025) #419
All-Time Peak Rank #109 Achieved 1974
Total U.S. Births 140,694 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 2.0% Boy / 98.0% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1885 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1950s 2,929 births in 1957
💡 The Joy Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Happiness; great pleasure
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived directly from the English word 'joy', which originates from Old French 'joie' and ultimately Latin 'gaudia'.
Common Nicknames
Jo Joey
Pronunciation: JOI
Themes & Categories
Virtue Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Joy across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -5.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +1.8%
2015: 734 births 734 2016: 954 births 2017: 968 births 2018: 902 births 2019: 918 births 2020: 788 births 788 2021: 779 births 2022: 688 births 2023: 683 births 2024: 707 births 2025: 747 births 747
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,929 births in 1957
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 107 yrs
Longest Streak 141 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 52
1890s: 186
1900s: 364
1910s: 1,742
1920s: 7,353
1930s: 13,185
1940s: 15,564
1950s: 24,518
1960s: 21,756
1970s: 20,119
1980s: 11,680
1990s: 6,183
2000s: 5,933
2010s: 7,667
2020s: 4,392

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Joy
Letter Count 3 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with J, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Hawaii
Top States Hawaii, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Hawaii Unranked 1,058 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #302 3,268 1933 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #455 2,025 1934 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #379 3,379 1941 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #383 3,770 1956 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 588 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 668 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #523 3,048 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #531 2,159 1957 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 729 1954 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 1,442 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #528 2,565 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #496 3,525 1954 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 1,669 1952 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 1,159 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #593 3,722 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #455 7,088 1957 21.9% Decline
North Carolina #523 4,340 1957 30.0% Decline
Utah #567 1,237 1929 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #289 2,266 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #411 4,203 1957 30.0% Decline
Wisconsin #544 2,972 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 449 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #478 7,261 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #355 2,683 1959 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 493 1962 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #448 5,454 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #467 2,442 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #315 4,723 1974 +22.9% Growth
Virginia #421 3,026 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #368 10,126 1957 +12.0% Growth
West Virginia Unranked 1,193 1934 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #475 6,857 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #516 1,532 1975 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #309 3,500 1959 6.9% Decline
California #361 11,933 1974 13.3% Decline
Mississippi #575 1,460 1960 Insufficient historical volume
New York #416 8,793 1961 +5.0% Growth
South Carolina #641 1,635 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #576 1,186 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 133 1950 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #498 1,185 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #295 2,316 1957 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 475 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #191 386 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 287 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #274 248 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 205 1951 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 89 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 130 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 58 1958 Insufficient historical volume

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