Joy Name Popularity

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How popular is Joy?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Joy, ranked the 355th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Joy has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #109 was reached in 1974.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 2,928 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Joy in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1884.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Joy occurred roughly during the years 1886-1889, 1890-1897, 1906-1930, 1944-1947, 1948-1952, 1953-1956, and 1971-1974, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1974-1987.

Joy became more popular as a girls name in 1885.

For a number of years, the name Joy has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Joy has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Joy?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Joy is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Joy (Girl)		Joy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		890	355	10	7,821
2017		961	335	17	5,378
2016		949	352	10	7,847
2015		731	432	12	6,862
2014		695	459	23	4,315
2013		648	473	14	6,061
2012		620	496	11	7,275
2011		585	502	10	7,763
2010		629	478	17	5,357
2009		586	517	10	7,980
2008		574	536	8	9,407
2007		602	521	11	7,332
2006		607	502	9	8,366
2005		582	511	9	7,967
2004		614	480	6	10,624
2003		583	494	12	6,051
2002		590	477	10	6,787
2001		580	480	7	8,731
2000		607	456	11	6,112
1999		596	448	9	6,802
1998		583	442	5	10,433
1997		579	440	13	4,802
1996		587	434	13	4,741
1995		592	434	6	8,310
1994		590	427	11	5,271
1993		632	399	14	4,348
1992		616	409	8	6,388
1991		710	362	17	3,539
1990		697	375	17	3,527
1989		802	317	16	3,532
1988		837	296	19	2,906
1987		861	286	12	3,848
1986		1,037	249	11	3,999
1985		1,122	230	13	3,510
1984		1,154	224	11	3,813
1983		1,191	211	13	3,320
1982		1,335	203	16	2,907
1981		1,622	170	13	3,318
1980		1,716	165	9	4,311
1979		1,821	154	23	2,197
1978		1,946	139	13	3,146
1977		2,100	136	18	2,511
1976		2,075	132	15	2,756
1975		2,306	123	10	3,540
1974		2,756	109	24	1,912
1973		1,697	162	14	2,654
1972		1,818	160	11	3,061
1971		1,825	169	11	3,058
1970		1,774	184	16	2,350
1969		1,692	187	19	1,941
1968		1,904	170	14	2,252
1967		1,885	169	14	2,203
1966		2,090	165	18	1,851
1965		1,974	177	7	3,400
1964		2,219	175	19	1,869
1963		2,181	178	16	2,076
1962		2,427	168	16	2,077
1961		2,610	158	23	1,711
1960		2,775	152	20	1,841
1959		2,882	146	17	2,010
1958		2,758	147	26	1,540
1957		2,928	143	16	2,053
1956		2,822	140	15	2,133
1955		2,389	152	17	1,933
1954		2,367	151	20	1,730
1953		2,306	152	9	2,811
1952		2,276	149	28	1,444
1951		2,012	155	15	2,012
1950		1,775	159	20	1,680
1949		1,642	171	19	1,730
1948		1,627	171	17	1,852
1947		1,815	166	16	1,955
1946		1,573	170	19	1,671
1945		1,391	168	16	1,733
1944		1,456	163	27	1,297
1943		1,609	157	28	1,328
1942		1,592	154	37	1,128
1941		1,550	150	25	1,352
1940		1,310	160	29	1,267
1939		1,259	166	27	1,289
1938		1,373	159	26	1,324
1937		1,236	162	44	949
1936		1,484	144	47	901
1935		1,349	148	42	985
1934		1,340	152	41	1,017
1933		1,291	147	39	1,042
1932		1,361	147	39	1,081
1931		1,224	152	52	894
1930		1,268	163	52	934
1929		1,137	177	44	1,034
1928		1,092	188	47	1,014
1927		1,126	183	63	854
1926		893	210	49	987
1925		772	236	61	853
1924		578	274	44	1,081
1923		540	277	40	1,132
1922		447	309	66	847
1921		392	333	47	1,023
1920		376	337	48	996
1919		322	358	58	870
1918		303	377	37	1,142
1917		256	394	41	1,025
1916		214	429	42	992
1915		190	445	35	1,096
1914		158	429	24	1,208
1913		120	454	22	1,090
1912		68	594	10	1,684
1911		63	523	6	1,641
1910		48	605	11	1,010
1909		54	511	6	1,375
1908		38	623	< 5	--
1907		38	607	7	1,148
1906		40	559	7	1,063
1905		38	567	6	1,169
1904		36	567	10	785
1903		30	600	9	819
1902		38	522	9	827
1901		25	639	< 5	--
1900		27	695	10	874
1899		23	652	5	1,133
1898		20	762	5	1,222
1897		30	545	6	1,014
1896		18	775	6	1,050
1895		24	632	< 5	--
1894		21	652	< 5	--
1893		10	993	< 5	--
1892		16	747	6	1,022
1891		14	738	< 5	--
1890		10	904	< 5	--
1889		20	584	< 5	--
1888		10	867	< 5	--
1887		7	989	< 5	--
1886		6	1,035	< 5	--
1885		9	774	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	5	972
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.