Girl · #11,138 in 2026

Joye

Joye is a name primarily used as a surname, but also as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • English
Current Rank
#11,138
Peak Rank
#768 (1932)
Total Babies
3K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1907
First Year
2021
Last Year
1932
Peak Year
#768
Peak Rank
3K
Total Count
106
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Joye

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Joye is a name primarily used as a surname, but also as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Joye

American parents first put Joye on the record books as a baby girl name in 1907, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 77 Joyes were born — ranking #768 that year. Joye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Joye

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Joye. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Joye

Phonetically similar names — useful when Joye is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joye

What does the name Joye mean?
Joye is a name primarily used as a surname, but also as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
What is the origin of the name Joye?
Joye has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Joye in 2026?
In 2026, Joye ranks #11,138 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.
When was Joye most popular?
Joye reached its peak popularity in 1932, ranking #768 that year with 77 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Joye most popular?
Joye has historically been most popular in Utah, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Joye.
Is Joye a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Joye is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Joye?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Joye include Jaquelin, Jeryl, Kai. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Joye?
Common variants and related forms of Joye include Joi, Joy. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Joye

Joye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Joye's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #768. Use the chart and map above to compare Joye'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.