Joyce

Joyce

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Joyce first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 639 babies (rank #11 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

16,153

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

639

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	42	#289
1953	52	#256
1954	53	#252
1955	81	#194
1956	72	#217
1957	67	#231
1958	74	#215
1959	101	#177
1960	126	#143
1961	112	#164
1962	116	#158
1963	118	#157
1964	99	#180
1965	127	#145
1966	146	#128
1967	140	#138
1968	177	#113
1969	220	#104
1970	213	#100
1971	207	#97
1972	278	#67
1973	215	#78
1974	275	#66
1975	334	#48
1976	455	#32
1977	458	#30
1978	508	#26
1979	496	#25
1980	522	#23
1981	531	#22
1982	517	#16
1983	570	#13
1984	613	#13
1985	623	#11
1986	639	#11
1987	590	#13
1988	505	#17
1989	532	#17
1990	563	#20
1991	518	#23
1992	510	#20
1993	405	#28
1994	412	#32
1995	337	#44
1996	306	#49
1997	271	#54
1998	249	#60
1999	233	#66
2000	225	#70
2001	194	#83
2002	159	#100
2003	146	#112
2004	117	#131
2005	107	#139
2006	87	#167
2007	58	#220
2008	60	#212
2009	38	#306
2010	40	#289
2011	36	#294
2012	30	#319
2013	30	#306
2014	18	#429

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

#289

1953

#256

1954

#252

1955

#194

1956

#217

1957

#231

1958

#215

1959

101

#177

1960

126

#143

1961

112

#164

1962

116

#158

1963

118

#157

1964

#180

1965

127

#145

1966

146

#128

1967

140

#138

1968

177

#113

1969

220

#104

1970

213

#100

1971

207

#97

1972

278

#67

1973

215

#78

1974

275

#66

1975

334

#48

1976

455

#32

1977

458

#30

1978

508

#26

1979

496

#25

1980

522

#23

1981

531

#22

1982

517

#16

1983

570

#13

1984

613

#13

1985

623

#11

1986

639

#11

1987

590

#13

1988

505

#17

1989

532

#17

1990

563

#20

1991

518

#23

1992

510

#20

1993

405

#28

1994

412

#32

1995

337

#44

1996

306

#49

1997

271

#54

1998

249

#60

1999

233

#66

2000

225

#70

2001

194

#83

2002

159

#100

2003

146

#112

2004

117

#131

2005

107

#139

2006

#167

2007

#220

2008

#212

2009

#306

2010

#289

2011

#294

2012

#319

2013

#306

2014

#429

Numerology of Joyce

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Famous people named Joyce

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Year-by-Year Detail