Joice
Joice is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Joice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joice is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Joice
The earliest SSA record of Joice as a baby girl name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1942 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Joice — #1,706 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Joices. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 557 Joices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joice
Joice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 557 births in the dataset. Joice's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #1,706. Use the chart and map above to compare Joice's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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