Joy has been given to about 143,324 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.
Joy ranks 419th among American girls in 2025, with 774 born that year. Its best year was 1957, when 2,945 babies were given the name, ranking 143rd. The typical living American called Joy is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.