How Many People Are Named Joye?
An estimated 1,763 people in the United States have the first name Joye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Joye peaked in popularity in 1932 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joye 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 Joye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,763
About 1 in 194,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1932
77 births
Total Registered
3,475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joye
Joye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,475 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Joye as a male name
Ranked #3,380 in 1924
8 male births in 1924
Peak: 1924 (8 births)
Joye as a female name
Ranked #11,591 in 2021
8 female births in 2021
Peak: 1932 (77 births)
Joye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joye span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 628 babies were registered. Joye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joye by Decade
How has Joye 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.
Joye by State
Birth registrations for Joye span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa. On average, about 45 Joyes were registered per state.
Joye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joye
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joye?
We estimate approximately 1,763 people named Joye 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 194,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Joye a common name?
Joye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joye most popular?
Joye reached peak popularity in 1932, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joye is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joye a female name?
Joye is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joye Smith, Joye Johnson, Joye 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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