Girls name
Joy
Joy is a girls' name given to 137,138 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1957 with 2,922 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 33rd among girls names in Hawaii in 1977.
Which states favor Joy
Joy by state
Top states by all-time births named Joy. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 11,933 | #361 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 10,126 | #368 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 8,793 | #416 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 7,261 | #478 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 7,088 | #455 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 6,857 | #475 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 5,454 | #448 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 4,723 | #315 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 4,340 | #523 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 4,203 | #411 (2025) |
| 11 | Tennessee | 3,770 | #383 (2025) |
| 12 | Indiana | 3,722 | #593 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 3,525 | #496 (2025) |
| 14 | New Jersey | 3,500 | #309 (2025) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 3,379 | #379 (2025) |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 3,268 | #302 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 3,048 | #523 (2025) |
| 18 | Virginia | 3,026 | #421 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 2,972 | #544 (2025) |
| 20 | Alabama | 2,683 | #355 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).