Joyce
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Joyce
Joyce was once a boy name, but took off for girls during the mid-twentieth century, when it spent 1930 to 1947 in the Top 20.
Joyce for girls#1074 US
Now, Joyce is one of the girls' names starting with J least likely to make a comeback any time soon.
Joyce has a long history as a surname, perhaps most prominently connected to James Joyce, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.
Joyce for boys#10164 US
Yes, the poet Joyce Kilmer ("Trees") was a man, the very last male named Joyce. And even for women, it's been in limbo for several generations.
Pronounced JOYS.
As of October 2026, Joyce ranked #1074 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #11 in 1938, Nameberry popularity #867.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #796 | 353 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #844 | 332 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #738 | 385 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #836 | 325 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #940 | 284 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #925 | 287 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #980 | 260 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #955 | 273 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #987 | 268 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,061 | 236 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,042 | 240 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,074 | 226 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Joyce for girls
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Famous Joyces
- Joyce Carol OatesGirl
American novelist
- Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina FrankenbergGirl
birth name of Jane Seymour, English actress
- (Pauline) Joyce MeyerGirl
American Christian TV personality and author
- Joyce Mary JacobsGirl
Australian actress
- Joyce Irene GrenfellGirl
English actress
- Joyce Benignia Van PattenGirl
American actress, sister of Dick Van Patten
- Joyce CareyGirl
English actress
- Joyce Hilda BandaGirl
4th President of Malawi
- Joyce Anne DeWittGirl
American actress
- Joyce DiDonatoGirl
American operatic mezzo,soprano
- Joyce Chu (Zhu Ai)Girl
Malaysian pop singer
- Joyce Collins BulifantGirl
American actress
- Joyce Diane BrothersGirl
American psychologist and TV personality
- Joyce Hila HattoGirl
English pianist
- Joyce Anne BarrGirl
American diplomat
- Joyce MansourGirl
Egyptian,French Surrealist poet
- Joyce VanceGirl
American attorney and TV correspondent
- (Daphne) Joyce MaynardGirl
American novelist
- Yootha Joyce (Needham)Girl
English actress
- (Alfred) Joyce KilmerBoy
American poet
- (Arthur) Joyce Lunel CaryBoy
Irish novelist
- Joyce Renato MorenoBoy
Panamanian footballer
- James JoyceBoy
Irish novelist
Joyce in pop culture
- Joyce "Joy" BlytheGirl
character in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
- Dr. Joyce ReardonGirl
character in "Rose Red"
- Joyce SummersGirl
Buffy's mother on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Joyce HumphriesGirl
original name of Ellen Love on British TV series "Mr. Selfridge"
- Joyce DavenportGirl
character on TV's "Hill Street Blues"
- Joyce ByersGirl
character on TV's "Stranger Things"