Joie
Joie is a name and is French for "joy."
Meaning & Origin of Joie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joie is a name and is French for "joy."
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The Story of Joie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Joie as a girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 85 newborns named Joie — #2,170 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Joie on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Joie ranks #2,915 for girls with 57 births, holding steady (-5%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Joie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1928, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1961: 17 births, good for #1,997 nationwide. About 33% of every Joie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Joie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 242 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joie
Joie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Joie's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Joie'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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