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Joy

Girl's name · #419 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Joy — on the books since 1885, #419 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 141,000 girls share it.

Across the states

See where Joy is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Joy ranks in other countries and regions.

#94 in France (2025) · #250 in Netherlands (2025) · #261 in Switzerland (2025) · #311 in Scotland (2025) · #514 in Belgium (2025) · #544 in England & Wales (2025) · #661 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #1,162 in Austria (2025) · #1,176 in Ecuador (2025) · #450 in Canada (2024).

Famous Joys

• Joy Adamson — Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980)
• Joy — South Korean singer and actress, born 1996
• Joy Behar — American comedian, television host, actress and writer
• Joy Harjo — American Poet Laureate
• Joy Page — American actress (1924–2008)

In stories & tradition

• Joy — Inside Out (film)
• Joy Meachum^it — Marvel Premiere (comics)
• Joy Turner^it — My Name Is Earl (TV series)

What Joys become

Among 646 notable people named Joy:

Entertainers appear 2.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joy, South Korean singer and actress, born 1996.

Similar names: Joey · Veronica · Joyce · Zoie · Sylvia · Heidi

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