Joyce

Meaning: Lord; later associated with joy or rejoice
Origin: The joy interpretation is a later association (from Celtic via Old French)

Girl's name · #1074 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Joyce belongs to an older America first — it reached #11 back in 1937 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1074. About 509,000 girls have carried it since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#238 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #331 in France (2025) · #451 in Ecuador (2025) · #565 in Belgium (2025) · #1,011 in Ireland (2025) · #1,282 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,430 in England & Wales (2025) · #761 in Canada (2024).

Famous Joyces

Joyce Banda — 4th President of Malawi
Joyce Carol Oates — American author (born 1938)
Joyce DiDonato — American opera mezzo-soprano
Joyce Jonathan — French singer
Joyce Meyer — American author

In stories & tradition

Joyce Byers — Stranger Things (TV series)
Joyce Summers — Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Joyce Temple-Savage — Benidorm (TV series)

What Joyces become

Among 953 notable people named Joyce:

No single standout — notable Joyces spread across many fields.

Similar names: Rita · Joanne · Reece · Ann · Janice · Yvonne

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