Joy is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Joy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #419 among girls (747) and #3,993 among boys (27) — overall #834 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 774 | 774 | #419 | #3,993 |
| 2024 | 727 | 727 | #440 | #4,968 |
| 2023 | 698 | 698 | #451 | #6,069 |
| 2022 | 708 | 708 | #462 | #4,929 |
| 2021 | 792 | 792 | #407 | #6,496 |
| 2020 | 806 | 806 | #396 | #5,135 |
| 2019 | 932 | 937 | #344 | #6,248 |
| 2018 | 913 | 913 | #353 | #7,357 |
| 2017 | 985 | 985 | #336 | #5,403 |
| 2016 | 964 | 964 | #352 | #7,864 |
| 2015 | 746 | 746 | #430 | #6,877 |
| 2014 | 722 | 722 | #457 | #4,324 |
| 2013 | 667 | 667 | #470 | #6,066 |
| 2012 | 633 | 633 | #495 | #7,283 |
| 2011 | 595 | 595 | #502 | #7,778 |
| 2010 | 649 | 649 | #478 | #5,362 |
| 2009 | 597 | 597 | #517 | #7,992 |
| 2008 | 583 | 583 | #536 | #9,412 |
| 2007 | 615 | 615 | #520 | #7,338 |
| 2006 | 617 | 617 | #502 | #8,370 |
| 2005 | 593 | 598 | #510 | #7,974 |
| 2004 | 621 | 621 | #480 | #10,632 |
| 2003 | 595 | 595 | #494 | #6,052 |
| 2002 | 600 | 600 | #477 | #6,789 |
| 2001 | 587 | 587 | #480 | #8,736 |
| 2000 | 618 | 623 | #457 | #6,115 |
| 1999 | 605 | 610 | #448 | #6,804 |
| 1998 | 588 | 588 | #442 | #10,438 |
| 1997 | 593 | — | #438 | #4,801 |
| 1996 | 600 | — | #434 | #4,741 |
| 1995 | 599 | — | #434 | #8,313 |
| 1994 | 600 | — | #428 | #5,272 |
| 1993 | 646 | — | #399 | #4,349 |
| 1992 | 624 | — | #410 | #6,388 |
| 1991 | 727 | — | #362 | #3,540 |
| 1990 | 714 | — | #375 | #3,527 |
| 1989 | 818 | — | #316 | #3,531 |
| 1988 | 856 | — | #296 | #2,905 |
| 1987 | 874 | — | #286 | #3,851 |
| 1986 | 1,047 | — | #249 | #4,001 |
| 1985 | 1,136 | — | #230 | #3,509 |
| 1984 | 1,166 | — | #224 | #3,813 |
| 1983 | 1,204 | — | #211 | #3,321 |
| 1982 | 1,351 | — | #203 | #2,907 |
| 1981 | 1,635 | — | #170 | #3,317 |
| 1980 | 1,726 | — | #165 | #4,313 |
| 1979 | 1,844 | — | #154 | #2,197 |
| 1978 | 1,959 | — | #139 | #3,144 |
| 1977 | 2,118 | — | #136 | #2,512 |
| 1976 | 2,091 | — | #132 | #2,760 |
| 1975 | 2,316 | — | #123 | #3,541 |
| 1974 | 2,781 | — | #109 | #1,911 |
| 1973 | 1,712 | — | #162 | #2,557 |
| 1972 | 1,828 | — | #160 | #3,059 |
| 1971 | 1,837 | — | #169 | #3,060 |
| 1970 | 1,789 | — | #184 | #2,350 |
| 1969 | 1,710 | — | #187 | #1,942 |
| 1968 | 1,918 | — | #170 | #2,252 |
| 1967 | 1,899 | — | #169 | #2,202 |
| 1966 | 2,108 | — | #165 | #1,852 |
| 1965 | 1,982 | — | #177 | #3,400 |
| 1964 | 2,238 | — | #175 | #1,871 |
| 1963 | 2,197 | — | #178 | #2,078 |
| 1962 | 2,442 | — | #169 | #2,079 |
| 1961 | 2,632 | — | #158 | #1,716 |
| 1960 | 2,796 | — | #152 | #1,841 |
| 1959 | 2,897 | — | #146 | #2,009 |
| 1958 | 2,790 | — | #147 | #1,544 |
| 1957 | 2,945 | — | #143 | #2,055 |
| 1956 | 2,834 | — | #140 | #2,133 |
| 1955 | 2,406 | — | #152 | #1,934 |
| 1954 | 2,387 | — | #151 | #1,732 |
| 1953 | 2,316 | — | #151 | #2,812 |
| 1952 | 2,304 | — | #149 | #1,445 |
| 1951 | 2,027 | — | #155 | #2,011 |
| 1950 | 1,795 | — | #159 | #1,681 |
| 1949 | 1,661 | — | #171 | #1,731 |
| 1948 | 1,644 | — | #171 | #1,852 |
| 1947 | 1,831 | — | #166 | #1,955 |
| 1946 | 1,592 | — | #170 | #1,672 |
| 1945 | 1,405 | — | #168 | #1,734 |
| 1944 | 1,483 | — | #163 | #1,298 |
| 1943 | 1,638 | — | #157 | #1,329 |
| 1942 | 1,629 | — | #154 | #1,128 |
| 1941 | 1,575 | — | #150 | #1,352 |
| 1940 | 1,339 | — | #160 | #1,267 |
| 1939 | 1,286 | — | #166 | #1,289 |
| 1938 | 1,397 | — | #159 | #1,353 |
| 1937 | 1,281 | — | #162 | #937 |
| 1936 | 1,530 | — | #144 | #901 |
| 1935 | 1,391 | — | #148 | #985 |
| 1934 | 1,383 | — | #152 | #1,016 |
| 1933 | 1,330 | — | #147 | #1,041 |
| 1932 | 1,400 | — | #147 | #1,081 |
| 1931 | 1,276 | — | #152 | #895 |
| 1930 | 1,320 | — | #163 | #934 |
| 1929 | 1,182 | — | #177 | #1,034 |
| 1928 | 1,138 | — | #188 | #1,014 |
| 1927 | 1,190 | — | #183 | #855 |
| 1926 | 941 | — | #210 | #988 |
| 1925 | 833 | — | #236 | #853 |
| 1924 | 622 | — | #274 | #1,081 |
| 1923 | 580 | — | #277 | #1,132 |
| 1922 | 513 | — | #309 | #847 |
| 1921 | 439 | — | #333 | #1,023 |
| 1920 | 424 | — | #337 | #996 |
| 1919 | 380 | — | #358 | #870 |
| 1918 | 340 | — | #377 | #1,142 |
| 1917 | 297 | — | #394 | #1,025 |
| 1916 | 256 | — | #429 | #992 |
| 1915 | 225 | — | #445 | #1,096 |
| 1914 | 182 | — | #429 | #1,208 |
| 1913 | 142 | — | #454 | #1,090 |
| 1912 | 78 | — | #594 | #1,684 |
| 1911 | 69 | — | #523 | #1,641 |
| 1910 | 59 | — | #605 | #1,010 |
| 1909 | 60 | — | #511 | #1,375 |
| 1908 | 38 | — | #623 | — |
| 1907 | 45 | — | #607 | #1,148 |
| 1906 | 47 | — | #559 | #1,063 |
| 1905 | 44 | — | #567 | #1,169 |
| 1904 | 46 | — | #567 | #785 |
| 1903 | 39 | — | #600 | #819 |
| 1902 | 47 | — | #522 | #827 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | #639 | — |
| 1900 | 37 | — | #695 | #874 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | #652 | #1,133 |
| 1898 | 25 | — | #762 | #1,222 |
| 1897 | 36 | — | #545 | #1,014 |
| 1896 | 24 | — | #775 | #1,050 |
| 1895 | 24 | — | #632 | — |
| 1894 | 21 | — | #652 | — |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #993 | — |
| 1892 | 22 | — | #747 | #1,022 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #738 | — |
| 1890 | 10 | — | #904 | — |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #584 | — |
| 1888 | 10 | — | #867 | — |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #989 | — |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #1,035 | — |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #774 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #972 |