How Many People Are Named Joie?
An estimated 2,766 people in the United States have the first name Joie. It is predominantly female (92.3%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Joie peaked in popularity in 2019 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,766
About 1 in 123,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.3% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2019
85 births
Total Registered
3,149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joie
Joie is predominantly female (92.3%), though 242 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Joie as a male name
Ranked #10,728 in 2005
6 male births in 2005
Peak: 1961 (17 births)
Joie as a female name
Ranked #2,898 in 2024
57 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (85 births)
Joie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 598 babies were registered. While Joie is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joie by Decade
How has Joie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joie by State
Birth registrations for Joie span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, New Jersey. On average, about 54 Joies were registered per state.
Joie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joie
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joie?
We estimate approximately 2,766 people named Joie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 123,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Joie a common name?
Joie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joie most popular?
Joie reached peak popularity in 2019, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joie is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joie a female name?
Joie is predominantly female. 92.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joie Smith, Joie Johnson, Joie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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