Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Joie

Meaning A diminutive of the male given name Joseph Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #2,792 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.

Rank 2025
#2,792
among girls · ↑113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Joie · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
85 babies
All-time total
3,210
#3,623 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Joie popularity over time

3,210 babies have been named Joie since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 18 – 18 2 – #3,514
1920s 53 5 58 6 +222% #3,015
1930s 79 22 101 10 +74% #2,567
1940s 103 7 110 11 +9% #2,596
1950s 92 65 157 16 +43% #2,569
1960s 183 80 263 26 +68% #2,228
1970s 382 41 423 42 +61% #1,668
1980s 251 10 261 26 -38% #2,583
1990s 311 6 317 32 +21% #2,514
2000s 592 6 598 60 +89% #2,325
2010s 517 – 517 52 -14% #2,183
2020s (to 2025) 387 – 387 65 +25% #2,356

Where Joie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

Where Joie is most popular

Girls named Joie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Minnesota, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Joie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 26 0.061 +51%
Minnesota 6 0.056 +38%
California 43 0.051 +27%
Texas 38 0.047 +17%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 +15%
New York 18 0.045 +13%
Illinois 5 0.022 -46%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Joie

Joie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,792 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 3,210 American babies have been named Joie, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 85 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joie?

The median living Joie is about 25 years old; half are between 12 and 49. An estimated 2,900 people named Joie are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,792 – –
2024 57 #2,905 – –
2023 58 #2,917 – –
2022 74 #2,455 – –
2021 77 #2,356 – –
2020 60 #2,760 – –
2019 85 #2,183 – –
2018 53 #3,079 – –
2017 46 #3,412 – –
2016 52 #3,159 – –
2015 52 #3,194 – –
2014 42 #3,683 – –
2013 43 #3,608 – –
2012 40 #3,876 – –
2011 52 #3,196 – –
2010 52 #3,177 – –
2009 39 #3,981 – –
2008 66 #2,758 – –
2007 68 #2,694 – –
2006 65 #2,741 – –
2005 77 #2,325 6 #10,728
2004 56 #2,871 – –
2003 49 #3,064 – –
2002 55 #2,761 – –
2001 60 #2,547 – –
2000 57 #2,612 – –
1995 37 #3,119 – –
1990 22 #4,432 – –
1985 17 #4,533 – –
1980 33 #2,768 – –
1975 44 #2,001 – –
1970 32 #2,371 5 #5,078
1965 19 #2,871 7 #3,393
1960 7 #5,394 8 #3,209
1955 6 #5,488 8 #3,094
1950 8 #4,124 – –
1945 11 #2,827 7 #2,869
1940 9 #3,084 – –
1935 9 #3,039 5 #3,919
1930 9 #3,192 7 #3,440
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,601 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joie?

The median living Joie is about 25 years old. Half of all living Joies are between 12 and 49 years old.

How many people named Joie are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Joie are alive in the United States, based on 3,210 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.

How popular is the name Joie in 2025?

Joie ranked #2,792 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joie?

3,210 babies have been named Joie in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joie most popular?

Joie peaked in 2019, when 85 newborns received the name.

Is Joie a boy or girl name?

Joie is used for both: about 92% of babies named Joie have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Joie rising or falling?

Joie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Joie become more popular?

Joie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Joie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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