Is Joye a boy or girl name?

Joye is a girl’s name. Of the 3,481 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.8% were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Joye

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Joye was most popular in 1932, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,420 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,481 people named Joye.

Joye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joye’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joye is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 3,481 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joye

Where Joye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org