Joyce

“Lord; later associated with joy, rejoice” — Celtic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #1074 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Joyce belongs to an older America first — it reached #11 back in 1937 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1074. About 509,000 girls have carried it since 1882.

Around the world: about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joyces

Joyce Banda — 4th President of Malawi
Joyce Carol Oates — American author (born 1938)
Joyce DiDonato — American opera mezzo-soprano
Joyce Jonathan — French singer
Joyce Meyer — American author

In stories & tradition

Joyce Byers — Stranger Things, season 2 · Stranger Things, season 3
Joyce Summers — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joyce Temple-Savage — Benidorm

What Joyces become

Among 953 notable people named Joyce:

No single standout — notable Joyces spread across many fields.

Similar names: Rita · Joanne · Reece · Ann · Janice · Yvonne

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