Joyce

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Joyce first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 74 babies (rank #384 that year). In 2024 it was given to 39 girls (rank #761). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Joyce

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joyce yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,590

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Joyce Byers — Will's mother

Famous people named Joyce

Joyce Bandaactivist · b. 1950
Joyce Carol Oatesdiarist · b. 1938
Joyce DiDonatoopera singer · b. 1969

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Names ranked near Joyce in 2024

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#630
1992	46	#546
1993	42	#577
1994	29	#683
1995	74	#384
1996	60	#447
1997	59	#440
1998	51	#484
1999	50	#497
2000	60	#417
2001	49	#509
2002	39	#625
2003	61	#435
2004	46	#548
2005	39	#642
2006	51	#542
2007	46	#600
2008	63	#499
2009	43	#667
2010	38	#731
2011	44	#653
2012	48	#598
2013	53	#565
2014	52	#584
2015	49	#609
2016	40	#723
2017	45	#652
2018	52	#578
2019	39	#735
2020	36	#790
2021	41	#702
2022	36	#757
2023	33	#815
2024	39	#761