Girl name
Joy
Joy holds the #419 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 747 newborn girls in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Joy peaked in 1974, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1974 (#109 nationally, 2,757 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1885. The name's biggest fan base is in Maine (#176 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#419
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#109
in 1974 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
747
girls named Joy
Joy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Joy is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maine (#176), Nevada (#264), Oklahoma (#296)
Uniqueness score
38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Joy in the most recent year of SSA data.