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Strongly associated to the Puritan idea of being joyful thanks to God .
Joy Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
1.8%
Male
98.2%
Female
Joy is predominantly a girls name, with 98.2% of Joys being girls, and 1.8% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 2514 males named Joy, and 137220 females given the name
Popularity of Joy by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Joy in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Joy: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Joy' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Joy in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Joy's average ranking is 1215.01, with it's highest ever rank being #. Joy has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 3 times.
Joy has been used in the United States ever since 1883, with over 139734 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Joy gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1974, when it's usage went up by 161.19%. During this year, 2756 babies were named Joy, which was 0.0926% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.093%, in this year alone more than 3000 girls were named Joy.
Popular 'J' Names - Girls
Girls names starting with 'J'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with J. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'J' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.
| Name | 'J-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia | 1. | 211. | 3310 | 0.091% |
| Josephine | 2. | 262. | 2766 | 0.076% |
| Jade | 3. | 267. | 2685 | 0.074% |
| Jasmine | 4. | 275. | 2625 | 0.073% |
| Jordyn | 5. | 336. | 2092 | 0.058% |
| Jocelyn | 6. | 337. | 2088 | 0.058% |
| Juliana | 7. | 366. | 1944 | 0.054% |
| Juliette | 8. | 432. | 1646 | 0.045% |
| Julianna | 9. | 435. | 1597 | 0.044% |
| Juliet | 10. | 482. | 1391 | 0.038% |
| Jayla | 11. | 494. | 1377 | 0.038% |
| Jessica | 12. | 496. | 1375 | 0.038% |
| Josie | 13. | 504. | 1352 | 0.037% |
| Joanna | 14. | 531. | 1263 | 0.035% |
| Journey | 15. | 561. | 1193 | 0.033% |
| June | 16. | 565. | 1180 | 0.033% |
| Jennifer | 17. | 576. | 1153 | 0.032% |
| Jacqueline | 18. | 586. | 1130 | 0.031% |
| Jane | 19. | 589. | 1129 | 0.031% |
| Jordan | 20. | 599. | 1113 | 0.031% |