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Joy

“Happiness, delight” — English origin

Girl's name · #419 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Joy has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #109 (1974) · 140,694 babies named Joy all-time · 1 in 2,200 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #94 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joys

• Joy Adamson — Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980)
• Joy — South Korean singer and actress, born 1996
• Joy Behar — American comedian, television host, actress and writer
• Joy Harjo — American Poet Laureate
• Joy Page — American actress (1924-2008)

In stories & tradition

• Joy — Inside Out · Riley's First Date?
• Joy Meachum — Marvel Premiere
• Joy Turner — My Name Is Earl

What Joys become

Among 646 notable people named Joy:

Entertainers appear 2.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joy, South Korean singer and actress, born 1996.

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