Joy is a unisex name of English origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 722 babies in the United States.
Joy belongs to the English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Joy first appears in Social Security records in 1883 and has been given to 142,535 babies since 1880, including 722 in 2024.
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The meaning of Joy is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its English origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Joy is a unisex name. In 2024, 722 babies received the name in the US.
Joy comes from the English & American tradition.
Joy is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1883 and has been given to 142,535 babies since 1880.
Joy is pronounced /d͡ʒɔɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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