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Joy

Girl English #454 in 2023

Joy is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Joy

From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century.

Popularity of Joy

Popularity, 1883–2023

695 births in 2023

1883 2023

139,231 U.S. births recorded from 1883–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1957

2,945 babies

First recorded

1883

140 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Boy · Ancient Greek

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

Boy · Germanic languages

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.