Fun Facts About the Name Joi
- More than 6 thousand babies named Joi: U.S. records list 6,092 babies given the name Joi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Joi Mean?
Joi is an English given name and a respelled form of Joy, meaning "joy" or "gladness." The word behind it is Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, the plural of gaudium ("joy, delight"), which comes from the Latin verb gaudēre, "to rejoice." The name's sense is the ordinary word for happiness and rejoicing, not a symbolic meaning attached later.
Because Joi is a spelling variant rather than a distinct name, it has no separate root; Joie is another spelling of the same English word. Meaning and pronunciation stay the same as Joy.
Joi Name History & Origins
Joy began to be used as an English personal name in the 17th century, in the same period when virtue names such as Grace, Charity, and Patience were common in England and its colonies. In that tradition an abstract quality was given directly as a child's name, and the everyday word for joy was used this way.
The respelled form Joi belongs to the 20th century. The American actress Joi Lansing (1929 - 1972), born Joyce Wassmansdorff, used it as a stage name, and the spelling has also been given to fictional characters, such as the holographic companion Joi in the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049. These are uses of the respelled name, not its source.
A similar-sounding South Asian name is rendered Joy in English, from Sanskrit jaya, "victory." It is a separate name, and the resemblance to Joi does not mean the two share an origin.
How Popular is the Name Joi?
Joi recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1981. Its best rank was #915 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,271 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #2,584 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #2,473 | 72 | 0.0045% |
| 2022 | #2,669 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 2021 | #2,617 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 2020 | #2,359 | 75 | 0.0046% |
| 2019 | #2,297 | 79 | 0.0047% |
| 2018 | #2,259 | 81 | 0.0048% |
| 2017 | #2,446 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 2016 | #2,528 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2015 | #2,180 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2014 | #2,120 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2013 | #2,245 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 2012 | #2,324 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 2011 | #2,601 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #2,854 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2009 | #2,215 | 89 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,112 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 2007 | #2,203 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2006 | #2,278 | 84 | 0.0044% |
| 2005 | #1,973 | 97 | 0.0052% |
| 2004 | #1,863 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #1,806 | 104 | 0.0057% |
| 2002 | #1,600 | 116 | 0.0065% |
| 2001 | #1,564 | 119 | 0.0066% |
| 2000 | #1,797 | 97 | 0.0053% |
| 1999 | #1,836 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 1998 | #1,572 | 105 | 0.0059% |
| 1997 | #1,526 | 106 | 0.0061% |
| 1996 | #1,902 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1995 | #1,373 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 1994 | #1,470 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 1993 | #1,784 | 82 | 0.0045% |
| 1992 | #1,790 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1991 | #1,786 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 1990 | #1,802 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 1989 | #1,675 | 82 | 0.0044% |
| 1988 | #1,428 | 97 | 0.0054% |
| 1987 | #1,342 | 102 | 0.0059% |
| 1986 | #1,499 | 83 | 0.0048% |
| 1985 | #1,326 | 100 | 0.0058% |
| 1984 | #1,195 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 1983 | #1,248 | 101 | 0.0060% |
| 1982 | #1,046 | 138 | 0.0081% |
| 1981 | #915 | 164 | 0.0098% |
| 1980 | #1,044 | 137 | 0.0083% |
| 1979 | #1,130 | 119 | 0.0074% |
| 1978 | #1,078 | 122 | 0.0080% |
| 1977 | #1,070 | 122 | 0.0080% |
| 1976 | #1,454 | 72 | 0.0049% |
| 1975 | #1,338 | 81 | 0.0056% |
| 1974 | #1,213 | 91 | 0.0062% |
| 1973 | #1,424 | 69 | 0.0047% |
| 1972 | #1,641 | 55 | 0.0036% |
| 1971 | #1,552 | 63 | 0.0038% |
| 1970 | #1,535 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1969 | #1,271 | 78 | 0.0046% |
| 1968 | #1,355 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 1967 | #1,309 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 1966 | #1,154 | 85 | 0.0050% |
| 1965 | #1,416 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1964 | #1,618 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1963 | #1,586 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1962 | #1,681 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1961 | #1,262 | 77 | 0.0038% |
| 1960 | #1,141 | 91 | 0.0045% |
| 1959 | #1,163 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 1958 | #1,206 | 78 | 0.0039% |
| 1957 | #1,310 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 1956 | #1,605 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1955 | #2,305 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #4,110 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,387 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #5,179 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,111 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,947 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,923 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #4,880 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,992 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,917 | 7 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Joi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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