Primarily a girl's name · 91% girls
Origin: EnglishJoy is a common unisex given name meaning joy, happiness, joyful. A common variant of the name is the other female given name Joyce. Notable people with the given name include:
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | #69 |
| 1942 | 1 | #171 |
| 1943 | 1 | #37 |
| 1948 | 3 | #35 |
| 1950 | 2 | #25 |
| 1951 | 2 | #88 |
| 1953 | 2 | #986 |
| 1954 | 2 | #997 |
| 1955 | 3 | #924 |
| 1956 | 3 | #926 |
| 1957 | 1 | #1,210 |
| 1958 | 1 | #1,236 |
| 1959 | 1 | #1,233 |
| 1960 | 1 | #1,282 |
| 1961 | 1 | #1,276 |
| 1962 | 1 | #1,308 |
| 1963 | 1 | #1,327 |
| 1964 | 1 | #1,320 |
| 1965 | 1 | #1,361 |
| 1966 | 1 | #1,383 |
| 1967 | 1 | #1,401 |
| 1968 | 1 | #1,418 |
| 1969 | 3 | #1,138 |
| 1970 | 3 | #1,097 |
| 1971 | 5 | #974 |
| 1973 | 5 | #928 |
| 1975 | 3 | #1,106 |
| 1976 | 13 | #590 |
| 1977 | 12 | #610 |
| 1978 | 10 | #670 |
| 1979 | 6 | #890 |
| 1980 | 12 | #636 |
| 1981 | 8 | #800 |
| 1982 | 8 | #796 |
| 1983 | 13 | #628 |
| 1984 | 15 | #575 |
| 1985 | 21 | #509 |
| 1986 | 13 | #663 |
| 1987 | 19 | #551 |
| 1988 | 23 | #482 |
| 1989 | 35 | #380 |
| 1990 | 38 | #363 |
| 1991 | 52 | #288 |
| 1992 | 87 | #199 |
| 1993 | 92 | #184 |
| 1994 | 102 | #161 |
| 1995 | 95 | #172 |
| 1996 | 99 | #153 |
| 1997 | 101 | #163 |
| 1998 | 95 | #171 |
| 1999 | 82 | #193 |
| 2000 | 113 | #149 |
| 2001 | 99 | #167 |
| 2002 | 99 | #166 |
| 2003 | 96 | #164 |
| 2004 | 110 | #142 |
| 2005 | 95 | #155 |
| 2006 | 99 | #144 |
| 2007 | 109 | #127 |
| 2008 | 76 | #174 |
| 2009 | 100 | #143 |
| 2010 | 99 | #150 |
| 2011 | 90 | #148 |
| 2012 | 66 | #183 |
| 2013 | 78 | #159 |
| 2014 | 78 | #161 |
