Fun Facts About the Name Joye
- More than 3 thousand babies named Joye: U.S. records list 3,481 babies given the name Joye from 1880 through 2025. Even 8 boys received the name Joye - about 1 boy for every 434 girls.
What Does the Name Joye Mean?
Joye is a feminine English name meaning "joy." It is a variant spelling of Joy, taken from the English noun for joy and gladness. That noun came into Middle English from Old French joie, which goes back to Latin gaudia, the plural of gaudium ("joy"). The final -e is a French-style spelling and is not pronounced in the usual English form.
Joye Name History & Origins
The word joy entered English from Old French after the Norman Conquest. Middle English spellings included joie and joye; the modern joy became usual later. The given name Joye is a variant of Joy that preserves the older final -e rather than having a separate etymology.
Joye is not related to the similar-looking name Joyce, which derives from the Breton saint Judoc by way of Old French Josse. Use of Joye as a surname is also recorded, but the surname's existence does not explain the given name's development.
How Popular is the Name Joye?
Joye recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1932. Its best rank was #771 in 1932.
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 | #13,985 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,591 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,744 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,667 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #16,784 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,109 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #13,552 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,367 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,010 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #18,307 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #18,633 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,365 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #17,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,826 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #11,595 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,477 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,777 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #10,808 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #11,696 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,237 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,456 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #11,038 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,316 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #6,415 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #8,361 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,926 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,550 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,187 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,368 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #7,642 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,815 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #6,070 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,559 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #3,464 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #3,915 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #3,359 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #2,755 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #3,320 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #3,422 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #2,570 | 31 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #2,213 | 38 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #2,229 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1973 | #1,993 | 41 | 0.0028% |
| 1972 | #2,418 | 30 | 0.0020% |
| 1971 | #2,447 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1970 | #2,413 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #2,152 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #1,953 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1967 | #2,098 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1966 | #1,967 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1965 | #1,816 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1964 | #1,646 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1963 | #1,847 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1962 | #1,682 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1961 | #1,506 | 56 | 0.0028% |
| 1960 | #1,389 | 63 | 0.0031% |
| 1959 | #1,331 | 65 | 0.0032% |
| 1958 | #1,455 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 1957 | #1,266 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1956 | #1,255 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1955 | #1,234 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 1954 | #1,234 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 1953 | #1,364 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1952 | #1,293 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1951 | #1,307 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1950 | #1,341 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1949 | #1,441 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1948 | #1,088 | 67 | 0.0039% |
| 1947 | #1,211 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1946 | #1,010 | 70 | 0.0045% |
| 1945 | #988 | 61 | 0.0047% |
| 1944 | #1,050 | 56 | 0.0042% |
| 1943 | #1,055 | 58 | 0.0042% |
| 1942 | #1,057 | 55 | 0.0041% |
| 1941 | #888 | 68 | 0.0056% |
| 1940 | #994 | 52 | 0.0045% |
| 1939 | #911 | 60 | 0.0055% |
| 1938 | #939 | 58 | 0.0053% |
| 1937 | #936 | 55 | 0.0052% |
| 1936 | #859 | 63 | 0.0061% |
| 1935 | #857 | 65 | 0.0062% |
| 1934 | #978 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1933 | #823 | 66 | 0.0065% |
| 1932 | #771 | 77 | 0.0072% |
| 1931 | #850 | 66 | 0.0062% |
| 1930 | #873 | 68 | 0.0060% |
| 1929 | #1,020 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1928 | #893 | 68 | 0.0059% |
| 1927 | #971 | 62 | 0.0052% |
| 1926 | #1,107 | 47 | 0.0040% |
| 1925 | #1,218 | 41 | 0.0034% |
| 1924 | #1,195 | 44 | 0.0035% |
| 1923 | #1,412 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1922 | #1,814 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1921 | #1,495 | 31 | 0.0025% |
| 1920 | #1,726 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1918 | #1,665 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1917 | #1,959 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1916 | #1,909 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,468 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #3,392 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,674 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,247 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #2,330 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1909 | #2,375 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1907 | #1,248 | 11 | 0.0035% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | #3,380 | 8 | 0.0007% |
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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You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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