Joyce

Girl Celtic languages #1061 in 2023

Joyce is a girl name of Celtic languages origin.

Meaning of Joyce

Associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice. Medieval (-) given name from Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Iodoc, diminutive of iudh, from yowdos.

Popularity of Joyce

Popularity, 1882–2023

242 births in 2023

1882 2023

508,862 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1942

16,807 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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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.